As the ceremony marking the start of pulling the timber into the sanctuary, special 'Shinryomin' (people who live on the land once owned by the Jingu before the Meiji period) transport the important wood (called 'Yakugi') such as for the rafters of the main shrines of both the Naiku and Geku.
御木曳行事の皮切りとして両宮正殿垂木などの重要な用材（「役木」という）を、特定の「神領民（江戸時代以前の伊勢神宮領地の住民）」が運搬する儀式。