| | Hempen Culture In Japan |
 | | The priests dressed in robes made of a sort of starched hemp paper so as to be pure to perform these purification rites. |
| | Another Shinto tale tells that every October, all the dieties from around Japan gather at a sacred site in rural Shimane prefecture (Sea of Japan side of Honshu, south of Tottori) at Japan's largest jinja (shrine) called Iizumo taisha. |
| | During this month, the rest of the nation is left unprotected from calamity while the Gods hold a harvest and match-making ritual celebration. |
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