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A Grand Festival Is Held at Katsuura Hachiman Shrine in Wakayama, Where a Mikoshi Floats Into the Sea (Kyodo News)

On the 21st, Katsuura Hachiman Shrine in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, held its annual festival. Tourists were entertained by the spectacular "underwater purification" ritual in which mikoshi (portable shrine) carriers jumped into the sea from the quay of the fishing port with their mikoshi. The festival began with the mikoshi leaving the shrine and parading through the port town, followed by prayers for bountiful catches and safe vo…
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On the 21st, Katsuura Hachiman Shrine in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, held its annual festival. Tourists were entertained by the spectacular "underwater purification" ritual in which mikoshi (portable shrine) carriers jumped into the sea from the quay of the fishing port with their mikoshi. The festival began with the mikoshi leaving the shrine and parading through the port town, followed by prayers for bountiful catches and safe vo…

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
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