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are held in the spring and the fall, and it is a custom for believers to make pilgrimages to Jigen-ji Temple called "Nozaki Mairi" (野崎参り). The popularity of the pilgrimage is described in many documents, including "Onnakoroshi Abura no Jigoku" by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and "Shinpan Uta Zaimon" by Chikamatsu Hanji. There is even a rakugo (traditional Japanese comedy) performance titled "Nozaki Mairi." The pilgrimage to Jigen-ji Temple was immortalized by the song "Nozaki-kouta" by Tarō Shōji, which describes the tragic love affair between a merchant's daughter named Osome and a shop boy named Hisamatsu.