also: かわずがりのしんじ
frog hunting ritual
A Shinto ritual involving the symbolic hunting of frogs, typically held at specific shrines.
The frog hunting ritual is held every January at Suwa Taisha shrine.
Standard kanji spelling for this Shinto ritual.
Variant spelling with の inserted; also used in some references.
Compound of 蛙 (frog), 狩り (hunting), and 神事 (Shinto ritual). The exact origin of the ritual is uncertain.