The rice-planting ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan, is held grandly in the middle of a big city.
It is said that Empress Jingu set up rice fields and had rice fields built. Rice-planting ceremonies are held in various places, but among them, the rice-planting ritual at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine strictly adheres to the same formality as it was at the time, even though it is located in the middle of the big city.

In order to increase the power of the grain that resides in the rice fields and planted seedlings, singing and dancing are performed in a very spectacular and grand manner.