The "Kiyomizu Grand Festival" was held on August 17 at Taga Shrine (Sakuraba, Hirosaki City) in the Hirosaki-Higashimeya district.

Tsugaru 33 Kannon Sacred Site The second shrine is the shrine that worships "rats" in "Tsugaru Ichidai-sama," who worships as a guardian god in the Tsugaru region.

The Kiyomizu Grand Festival is a summer festival that is said to have a history of more than 350 years, and is held every year on August 17, when Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto is said to have been erected. In recent years, the scale of the festival and the number of visitors have been declining, but we are planning an event in a co-sponsored format with a focus on the locals in their thirties and forties from four years ago.

"Nemari Sumo", which has been held since last year, is said to have come from votive sumo that was once held at the festival. Nemari Sumo is a sumo wrestling that is performed with the knees on, and is mainly aimed at children. We recruited participants from elementary and junior high schools in Hirosaki City, and about 40 people gathered.

At the venue, artist HAYA-san's live-painting of a mouse-themed votive panel and a mouse owl made by local elementary school students were set up on the approach and illuminated.

On stage at night, Onee Ayomori song singer, Zureko Shizuriyama appeared as the main guest. In addition to performing poetry songs such as "If you touch marimo, Lake Akan" and "Machoman's rice ball," "Summer, Koi, Lassailer" sings instead of "Yayado" and idols in Aomori. The performance ended with a performance.

Tetsuto Sasaya of the "Enjoying Tomeya Executive Committee" sponsored by the event was held with the aim of having "Tomeya," which had been passed by as a way to the Shirakami Mountains and Nishimeya Village, stop by as much as possible. The number of visitors from outside the district is increasing year by year, and we want to continue connecting next year."