AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 800 YEAR ... SPRING AND A PRAYER FOR A GOOD HARVEST IN GIFU PREFECTURE, JAPAN. IT’S EVEN BEEN DESIGNATED AN INTANGIBLE FOLK CULTURAL ASSET BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT.

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