Sai no Kami of Jan. 15, 2020 (Wed) | Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture

Sai no Kami on Jan. 15

For more information about participation opportunities, please contact us at geopark@city.itoigawa.niigata.jp

Participation Opportunities: Can Participate　 Cannot Participate

When to Arrive: From Preparation　 From Festival Start　 Another Time

Parking Available: Yes　 No

No.33
Area : Nechi Hayakawa Region Negoya Community
Time : 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table	7:30 AM	8:00 AM	7:00 PM	8:00 PM
Festival Location	Behind Watanabe Brewery(1197-1 Negoya,Itoigawa)
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes
When to arrive	・From Preparation
Parking	Yes(Parking limit : About 10) Parking area : Negoya Community Center(881 Negoya,Itoigawa)
Preparation & Schedule	・Jan 13 Morning: Trees cut, ・Jan 15 Morning: Straw gathered, pyre built ・Jan 15 Evening: Pyre is lit
Other Information	・Sake is served (After pyre is lit) ・No reservation required ・Those wanting to participate in preparation should meet at the Negoya Community Center by 8:00 a.m. ・If you have anything to burn, please bring it by 6:30 p.m.

No.35
Area : Nechi Region Izumi Community
Time : 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table		8:30 AM	7:00 PM	7:30 PM
Festival Location	Behind Izumi Meeting Hall
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes
When to arrive	・From event start
Parking	No
Preparation & Schedule	・Morning preparation starts with cutting trees and ends with preparation of pyre and event. A party will be held after work finishes. ・No activities or events after fire is lit.
Other Information	・Those wanting to help with preparation should wear snowshoes and meet at the Meeting Hall before 8:00 a.m. There is no parking available.

No.36
Area : Nechi Region Ueyoko Community
Time : 8:00 AM - When preparations are complete

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table		8:00 AM	When preparations are complete
Festival Location	Below a private residence
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes
When to arrive	・From preparation ・From event start
Parking
Preparation & Schedule	Preparation begins after stamping down snow. Nearby willow tree is cut and tied with straw. Pyre is lit soon after preparation is done.
Other Information	・The pyre is lit as soon as we are done preparing, so it's hard to give an exact time, but it's usually between 10 and 11

No.37
Area : Nechi Region Uwano Community
Time : 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table	7:00 AM	10:00 AM	7:00 PM	8:30 PM
Festival Location	Rice field in private residence
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes
When to arrive	・From preparation ・From event start
Parking	No
Preparation & Schedule	・After the morning preparation, a sake party is held at the community center (Many people get quite drunk at this party). ・Those entering their yakudoshi (unlucky year) bring sake to the lighting ceremony for everyone to drink.
Other Information	・New Year's decorations are buried in the main tree that forms the base of the pyre then wrapped in straw. When the fire burns, these burst out. This method of pyre building and the resulting shape is unique to Uwano. ・Bamboo is also used in the pyre. It makes a beautiful crackling sound as it burns.

No.38
Area : Nechi Region Uenoyama Community
Time : 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table	3:00 PM	3:00 PM	7:00 PM	8:00 PM
Festival Location	Along the road from Uemachiya to Uenoyama
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes(Maximum Visitor : 10)
When to arrive	・From event start
Parking	No
Preparation & Schedule	・The festival starting time chages each year. ・Preparation takes about 1 hour. Because few people are available to help, trees are no longer cut down. The pyre is made from bamboo and straw only.
Other Information	・No reservation required. ・After the fire is lit at 7:00 p.m. sake will be served, so please do not come by car.

No.44
Area : Kotaki Region Ōtokoro Community
Time : 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table	2:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:30 PM	5:00 PM
Festival Location	Below the village
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes(Maximum Visitor : 5-6) ※But advance notice is required
When to arrive
Parking	No
Preparation & Schedule	・Sai-no-kami building starts at 2:00 p.m. ・Short break after building ・Pyre lit after break
Other Information

No.45
Area : Kotaki Region Nakagawara Community
Time : 1:30 PM - 7:40 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table	1:30 PM	7:00 PM	7:00 PM	7:40 PM
Festival Location	At the Nakagawara Community Center(2740-12 Yamanobo)
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes(Maximum Visitor : 10)
When to arrive	・From preparation
Parking	Yes(Parking limit 2 cars) Parking area : Parking along road
Preparation & Schedule	・Preparation begins at 1:30 p.m. Snow is packed down and the pyre is built (In heavy snowfall we also clear snow off the community center roof) ・Pyre lit at 7:00 p.m.
Other Information	・Free sake served

No.64
Area : Oumi Region Higashimachi & Nishimachi Community
Time : 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Time Table	Preparation Begins	Festival Begins	Pyre Burning	Festival Ends
Time Table		12:30 PM	3:30 PM
Festival Location	Omi Coast
Opportunities for Outside Participation	Yes
When to arrive	・From event start
Parking
Preparation & Schedule	・Jan 7: Preparation by gathering decorations and bamboo ・Jan 15: Takenokarakai (Bamboo Tug-of-War) then pyre is lit
Other Information	・Omi Takenokarakai Festival (Nationally Important Cultural Property)