On February 4, 2024, a traditional event called ''Hyakudo Uchi'' was held in the Oganari area of Taiza,Tangocho, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture. On a cold, drizzly morning early in the morning, men wearing make-up and running barefoot through the seaside town, shouting ''wasshoi, wasshoi!'' with energy.
It is said to have started in the Edo period, and is held twice a year as a ''wish'' before and after Setsubun, and an ''thanei mairi'' in the early morning of the autumn festival. This is a vestige of when sumo was once popular, and people started running with "Shikoname"-like characters associated with local famous places and the sea, such as "Tateiwa," "Inariyama," and "Hama Arashi" on their makeup mawashi. It is said that
On this day, 15 people, including local men in their 20s to 40s, participated. We left Okunari Ward Community Center around 7 a.m. and drove about 2 kilometers. On the way, each person picked up six pebbles at Gotogahama, which overlooks the Sea of Japan, and dedicated two of them to Sanbashira, Inari, and Hayao shrines to pray for protection against bad luck, a bountiful catch of fish, and good health.
A 40-year-old crew member of the Kyoshin Maru, who runs a crab fishing business, said, ''This was my first time participating as I reached a milestone age,'' and ''I prayed for the safety of the ship.'' It didn't happen," he said.
