MINGEI - niso no mori Fukui

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Ooimachi, Oshima おおい町大島

niso no mori ニソの杜 / 聖地 ritual family forest
選択無形民俗文化財 - Intangible Folk Cultural Property


source : info.pref.fukui.jp/bunka...

Also called ニンソー Ninsoo or モリさん Mori san (Honorable Forest)
24 mamilies on the island have this forest with a small shrine to honor the ancestors. November 22 and 23 are the special days when all family members gather to worship and have a feast.
Few families also have nisota ニソ田 ritual Niso fields, where they grow plants for the offerings. One person alone is not allowed to visit, it is a ニソ講 ritual group event. And the trees are not allowed to be cut down. But with the rural population decreasing rapidly, now there are only 10 forests in actual use.


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