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Fig. 3.41 Distribution of households joining an ujiko organization of Oiwa shrine in the Shimo-
uchikawa district, Yoshikawa city, 1997 (The author's fi eld survey in August, 1997)
Five members of the Kanamura association visited Kanamura in spring and
autumn. Over 5 years, all members visited the shrine, and after fi ve years, a new
organization was formed. Two members of the Itakura association visited the
shrine every spring until 1995, but the visiting system changed, and members
have received amulets by mail since 1996. There was also a Narita association
in the Oyanagi group, with 22 household members, the highest number among
ko in Oyanagi. Members went to Shinshoji Temple in March, but some mem-
bers preferred to join the Narita association instead of the Ujiko organization of
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