In some mountainous areas in Chugoku region, Otaue refers to having rice planted by female rice planters singing in accompaniment to hayashi (a musical accompaniment in Japanese classical or folk music) played on traditional Japanese instruments such as the sasara (a traditional Japanese percussion instrument), fue (Japanese flute), drums, and bells in an old family's rice fields have been cultivated with the use of beautifully dressed cows.
中国地方の山間I部では、旧家の由緒ある田に美しく着飾ったウシを入れて代かきをし、ささら・笛・太鼓・鉦などの囃に合わせて田植歌をうたいながら早乙女たちが田植をすることを大田植と呼んでいる。