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Burakumin (literally meaning "village people" or "hamlet people") is an indigenous Japanese group historically marginalized and subjected to social isolation due to roots extending back to Japan's feudal era and traditional caste system, which has led to their classification as a minority.【1】 This community cannot be distinguished biologically or racially from the rest of the Japanese population; social differentiation has been entirely shaped by historical residential patterns and family regist

The Crying Baby Festival (Naki Sumo) Japan is a traditional festival and ritualistic competition held to encourage and sustain infants’ crying. This event, with a history spanning nearly 400 years, is conducted annually at Shinto shrines throughout Japan. Origins Naki Sumo is a rite of purification and transition rooted in the intersection of Shinto belief and Japanese folk philosophy. Its fundamental premise is the longstanding belief that an infant’s cries possess the power to drive away evil