Jizo-bon
A local festival for children held just after "obon" (in late August)
The festival starts when obo-san (a priest of Buddhism) prays for an ojizo-san (Jizo-bosatsu, kind of "Buddha")
Ojizo-san, a guardian for children who usually stands alone outdoors.
Juzu-kuri, a ceremony in which children together rotate a big juzu (a set of beads penetrated by a cord)
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There are a small number of big beads in a juzu. If a child picks up one and taps his/her forehead with it, it is believed that he/she get luck.
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After the ceremony
