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　October 16, Tsukiji·At Namiki Shrine, the "Hatsuho Festival" was held to thank the fruits of autumn. Prior to the Niiname-no-Matsuri on November 23, the first ears of the year taken at the shrine's sacred rice field (Tsurugi, Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture) were offered to God, and thanks for the successful completion of rice cultivation, the autumn celebration Shinto ritual.　One bundle of first ears per year from this day is offered to Kamimae as a tax suspension (from Kakechi: dedicated rice ears, "chikara" refers to tax and is considered to be an old tribute). You.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　On the left side of the temple grounds, there is a fruitful rice ears.　　　From 11:00, as part of the food education transmitted from Tsukiji, a town of food, a dedication of the Shijo-style kitchen knife type, which handles fish without touching with bare hands, which has been practiced in the Imperial Palace since ancient times, was held. Was.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Eboshi, wearing a rudiment, sitting in front of a large cutting board, not touching the ingredients directly, holding a kitchen knife in the right hand and chopsticks in the left hand, cutting, serving and offering to God.　　　　On this day, there will be Chirimen Crepe's "Fruit Conkonmori" to thank the fruits of autumn and vermilion seal stamp limited to the Hatsuho Festival.