The Mikoshi is a sacred object. There are several rules that must be observed when carrying the mikoshi. Please read the following instructions carefully and observe them.
Failure to observe them may result in termination of your participation at the discretion of the mikoshi supervisor or Omachi Yakumo Mikoshi-kai officers.
Please make sure you are aware of these rules in advance.

2024 Omachi Festival - Carry the portable shrine

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How to choose a half-Handako pants
Match the size of the thickest part of the thigh to the hem opening of the half-toe. As close a fit as possible is the chicest way to wear them. Immediately after purchase, soak them in warm water to remove the glue before use.

How to Choose Tabi Shoes
Tabi socks are designated as white in color with rubber soles (jikatabi). The size should fit the foot exactly. It should neither be too big nor too small. As a rule of thumb, choose one that is about 5 mm smaller than the shoes you usually wear. Also, although it is common practice to wear them on bare feet, you can prevent shoe-slipping by choosing the perfect size and using commercially available items such as five-toed socks or socks for tabi socks as an inner layer. The metal fittings that fasten the mouth of Tabi Shoes are called kohaze (small hooks). Usually, there are four kohaze. Some have five, some have seven, and some have more. In the Kanto region, there are four hooks, and in the Kansai region, five hooks, as the old people used to say. When choosing a Tabi Shoes, these small hooks are important. If the number of hooks is small, the instep (the part from the heel to the ankle) will be shorter, and if there are many, it will be longer. The longer the instep, the better the ankle protection, so if the portable shrine is fast, as is the case at the Omachi Festival, we recommend at least five socks to protect the ankles.

Sarashi(bleached cotton)
The Sarash is important to protect the waist. Please choose a material made of 100% cotton; half a sheet is sufficient, as one sheet is too long. Immediately after purchase, soak the cloth in warm water to remove the glue before use.
After removing the glue, dehydrate the fabric lightly and fold it in half before it dries. While folding, wrap it around a stick-shaped object (a Saran wrap core is convenient).
When actually wrapping it around the body, moisten it slightly and then wrap it around the body from the belly below the navel to the chest. To get a tighter wrap, twist the wrap a bit to get some flex while wrapping it.
After wrapping up to the bottom of the chest for men and up to the top of the chest for women, pinch it in place over the wrapped sarashi. Wrap it tightly so that there are no loose ends.

If you would like to wear a shirt under your Hakucho or Hanten
Please choose a white dabo shirt or koiguchi shirt.In our experience, we recommend 100% cotton for both shirts.Dabo shirt is literally a short, dowdy shirt.
It is worn loosely with the hem outside of the half underpants. The koiguchi shirt has narrowed sides and seven-minute sleeves that look like the mouth of a carp. This shirt was conceived by people in the olden days for use by mikoshi carriers. The hem is worn inside a half-matsubi. These costumes are now readily available at online stores, so please search for them.