A woman called 'Watarime' who has been selected from the Shinryochi (the land once owned by Jingu before Meiji period) leads the procession of the first crossing with her husband, their sons and daughters in couples, and their grandsons and granddaughters in couples, followed by three-generation couples selected from all over the country.
神領地から選ばれた「渡女（わたりめ）」を先頭に夫、子夫婦、孫夫婦が渡り初めを行い、全国から選ばれた三世代揃った夫婦が続く。