令和のお木曳【特別神領民奉曳一番車】令和8年5月24日 "Okihiki" (Timber-hauling) Ritual, Ise, Japan

７年後の第63回神宮式年遷宮に向けた「お木曳行事」は伊勢の民俗行事です。全国から集まった特別神領民が力を合わせて綱を曳きました。20年サイクルで行われる「ご遷宮」のための御用材を奉納する「お木曳」は地元民にとっても一生に数回しかない大切なお祭りです。 This video shows scenes from the "Okihiki" timber-hauling ritual that was held on May 24, 2026 in Ise City, Japan. In today's ritual, timber for the reconstruction of structures inside Ise Jingū (Gekū/Outer Shrine) is being transported by devotees from various parts of Japan, who pull massive, uniquely-shaped carts known as "Hōeisha". The scenes recorded here show the last few hundred metres of the procession as the first "Hōeisha" is pulled along the road and into the grounds of Ise Jingū (Gekū/Outer Shrine). In 2026, "Okihiki" rituals take place almost every Friday, Saturday and Sunday between May 9 and June 13, as one phase in the Shikinen Sengū, a once-in-20-year festival culminating in the reconstruction of buildings at Ise Jingū (Ise Grand Shrine).