Some of the townsfolk parade down the street dressed in sixteenth-century costumes. For Asano river, take a bus from Kanazawa stn and get off at Hashibacho. If the sight of twelve Japanese beauties ceremoniously transplanting rice seedlings in a shrine's paddy field to the tune of rice planting folk songs sounds interesting, be sure to check out this festival. They then proceed into the city center, finally arriving at Hachimangu Shrine. Praying for the forthcoming six months is done by walking through a chinowa, a large wreath made of a kind of rush called chigaya.
Participants take small pieces of it back home and post wreaths above their door.
With the chinowa set up outside a number of shrines, they can be walked through any time of day or night.