also: しんじょうさい · かんにえのまつり
offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)
A specific Shinto imperial festival held at Ise Shrine on October 17, where the first harvested rice of the year is offered to the gods.
The Kannamesai festival is held at Ise Shrine on October 17 every year.
At the Kannamesai festival, the newly harvested rice of that year is offered before the gods.