Komabiki - Komabiki

Japanese: 駒牽 - こまびき

During the Heian period, this was a ceremony in which the emperor viewed horses presented from various pastures in various provinces. It was held on August 15, but was later changed to the 16th due to the national mourning of Emperor Suzaku. The pastures where the horses were kept were determined by imperial decree, and originally the days on which the horses were brought were set, such as Kai on the 7th, Chichibu in Musashi on the 13th, Shinano on the 16th, Hosaka in Kai on the 17th, Ono in Musashi on the 20th, Mochizuki in Shinano on the 23rd, Takeno and Tatsuno on the 25th, and Kozuke on the 28th. Each province kept between 50 and 80 horses. At the end of the Kamakura period, horse-drawing in various provinces disappeared, leaving only Shinano and Mochizuki pastures.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安時代，諸国の牧（まき）から貢進する馬を天皇が見る儀式。8月15日におこなわれたが，のち朱雀天皇の国忌のため，16日に変更となった。駒を養う牧は勅旨によって定められ，もとは例えば7日甲斐，13日武蔵の秩父，16日信濃，17日甲斐の穂坂，20日武蔵の小野，23日信濃の望月，25日武野立野，28日上野というように馬が牽かれてくる日が決まっていた。おのおのの国では50匹から80匹の馬を養う。鎌倉時代末より諸国の駒牽は絶えて信濃と望月牧のみとなった。

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