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People in this village have held many events and built many structures. The biggest event is the YĆkai
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536:, foxes, and the legend of a long-nosed goblin were created. Honaikai especially focuses on Gao, a ghost that eats mischievous children. Members of Honaikai disguise themselves as Gao on February 3 and visit children.
508:. The name YĆkaichi derives from the market which was held on days including 8 (8th, 18th, 28th) in Asuka period. YĆkaichi prospered as a market town and in 2005 merged with four other towns to form
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Mizuki
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or the history of YĆkaichi are held there. "YĆkaichi ha YĆkaichi" is held mainly by "Honaikai" to inform people of the history and to advance
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theme project in 2005, installing human-sized figures of these apparitions. YĆkai Street pays homage to the olden belief dating back to the
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legends about yĆkai are displayed. Furthermore, many sculptures of yĆkai stand in various places throughout the village.
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are placed in front of stores. In front of the bakery is âthe old man of bread.â In front of the kimono shop is a
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inhabit the village. Some 15,000 people were identified as residents in the 1950s. However, reports regarding
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The "YĆkaichi ShĆtoku Maturi" is a festival during which a night market is held and people enjoy dancing.
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series" which introduced twelve shrines and temples related to Prince ShĆtoku. Seven maps related to
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festival. In 2010, a rest area in this village was remade into a
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they amass. The higher-ranking prize winners receive a prize.
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