Hometown Stories S2011E2: The Mountain God Piggyback
- Aired: 2011-02-13
- Runtime: 50 minutes
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.