Guide to Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi (Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems) by Photos and Movies
Name
Bakko Festival
Address
Notobekami, Nakanoto Town
Category
History
Class
Custom
Comment
At this annual five-day festival that takes place from November 17th through 21st, people pray for prosperity, give thanks and pray for a good harvest. It is also called Byoei Festival (descendant festival).” The festival dates back to when Ônamuchi-no-Mikoto made a tour of Noto and the deity Notohiko offered cloudy sake and dumplings to him. “Byoei” comes from part of the phrase that Ônamuchi-no-Mikoto used to show his appreciation. During the festival, the male deity Notohiko has a once-a-year meeting with the female deity of Atago Shrine in Nishibaba. The festival is municipally designated as an intangible folk cultural property. On the 19th, the Hogei-sai is held to welcome the female deity. At midnight, the parishioners of the shrine walk in silence about one kilometer from Notobe Shrine to Atago Shrine. After a ritual at the worship hall of Atago Shrine, they go back to Notobe Shrine without uttering a word. The male and female deities spend two nights together at Notobe Shrine. On the 21st, the Kangyo festival is held for the female deity to return to Atago-Shrine. At the Hogei festival, parishioners are served a naorai (feast) of rice cooked with greens, soup, two other dishes and doburoku (cloudy sake). This drink gives the festival its other name of Doburoku Festival.
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