Sumitsuke Festival or formally Yama-agari Festival is held at Kiura Mine located at a town of Ume in Saiki City, Oita Pref. It started to be held in hope of safety and prosperity of the mine when the operation at Kiura Mine was resumed in 1598. At the present time, the festival is held in February once every two years. The parade with Kojin (kitchen god) wearing red clothing and a mask in the lead comes down the hill from Yama Shrine and visits every nearby house. Each person joining the parade holds a Japanese radish with sumi (Japanese ink) painted on it in his hand and dabs sumi on whomever he meets, saying “Let me give you my blessing.” It is believed that the more sumi one is dabbed on, the happier he will be. One story about its origin goes that once upon a time a woman who was the only survivor from the cave-in accident had a face smudged with soot. Another explanation is that because silver ore is black, black is a lucky color to bring rich yield of silver.