Festivals and Rituals Associated with Rice Cultivation
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弥生人は、農耕による豊作や自然災害のない平安な日々を祈って、儀礼(ぎれい）や祭りを行っていたと考えられます。弥生人にとって、自然は、「恐ろしいもの」であったことでしょう。豊作を祈る祭りや害虫がつかないように祈る虫追い（むしおい）祭り、雨ごい祭り、収穫祭などをしていたのではないでしょうか。収穫祭では、たぶん、収穫した米を、神や先祖の霊にささげ、その米で作ったご飯を食べ、お酒を飲んで、舞い歌ってお祝いしたのかもしれません。
Travel through Space and Time
Kurube Village in Yayoi Period
Yokkaichi Port
Communities and society
Society in the Yayoi Period and Social Changes in Kurube VillageNatural Environments in Yokkaichi at the TimeRemains of Kurube VillageRice Cultivation in the Yayoi Period Social ChangesFestivals and Rituals Associated with Rice CultivationSocial Ranks in the Yayoi PeriodInteraction with Nature in the Yayoi Period
MarketplaceMarkets around the Yokkaichi marketplace
Tokaido Main Road Tenma Transportation SystemTenma Transportation System FaresFares for Transportation by PeopleBookkeeperTenma HorsesTypes of InnsTokaido Main RoadMilestonesResting Places for TransportersHinaga IntersectionYokkaichi-juku
Mirages
Daily life and families
Physical Characteristics of Yayoi ManPrimitive Pit Houses of the Yayoi Period Life in a Pit HouseSanitation Facilities in the Yayoi PeriodKilns in the Yayoi PeriodFamilies in the Yayoi Period (1)Families in the Yayoi Period (2)Pets and Livestock in the Yayoi PeriodJobs in the Yayoi Period
Marine Products as Tax (1)Marine Products as Tax (2)SellerBuyersUses of FabricErizeni (discrimination of fake currency)Product PricesMarket Mechanism (1)Market Mechanism (2)Wells and Paddy Fields
Adventures of Yaji and Kita in YokkaichiTokaidochu HizakurigeWeight of CurrencyValue of GoodsTravelers
Okage mairi (visits to shrines)
Tools
Tools in the Yayoi Period (1) (tools used for cooking and eating)
Distinctively Local FeaturesMetal Pots and Kettles from the North and Central Areas (hagama and chagama)Hajikizara (earthenware plates) and Suribachi (Japanese mortar and pestle)Pots and JarsRound Chip BoxesLadles and tubsFood TraysRound Chip Boxes to Store Cooked RiceStamps used as CurrencyWell Sweep
Goods Transported by Tenma HorsesStraw Horse ShoeWooden Container for Serving RiceRinsing TubPaper LampsLampsFurnaceSteamerTobacco TrayShogi (traditional bench)NoticesSuspended Sign BoardsClothes HangerShop Entrance Curtain
Travel through Space and Time
Kurube Village in Yayoi Period
Pit House
Yokkaichi market
Shop Selling Crockery and Other Earthenware Products
Yokkaichi post town
Post Station
Yokkaichi Port
Overview of the era
Travel Through Space and Time Epilogue
Food
Food in the Yayoi Period
Marine Products Eaten by People in Yokkaichi
Oiwake-manju
Clothing
Clothes in the Yayoi Period
Raw Material for Fabric
Straw Sandals
Buildings