Hometown Stories

Season 1, Episode 2

Episode Title: The Mountain God Piggyback

Air Date: 2011-02-13

Overview:

This program describes a simple, rustic event called "The Mountain God Piggyback" that has been handed down since time immemorial in a snowy mountain village in Yamagata Prefecture. Carrying the local shrine's object of worship on their shoulders, children make house-to-house visits in the area, so that the local people can offer up their prayers to the deity.