An altar is built in the center of the site, and following the posting of the joju-honzen (the principal image drawn by a past high priest) of the temple and sutra-chanting by the chief priest, the kuwaire no gishiki (a ground-breaking ritual) is carried out.
敷地中央に祭壇を組み、寺院の常住本尊を掲げて住職の導師により読経・唱題の上、鍬入れの儀式が行われる。