Ubushima Hachiman-gu Shrine Festival
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Category Name：Rites and Festivals (folk belief)
The island where Empress Jingu gave birth to her son (Emperor Ohjin) is called Ubushima in Miyanokawachi, and the current Ubushima Hachimangu Shrine was built on the island. The Hachimangu shrine's annual festival, the "Crossing the Sea Festival," is held in late October, and the procession of several boats between the main shrine on the island and the temporary shrine on the upper shrine is truly magnificent
Municipality
Amakusa City
Category
Rites and Festivals (folk belief)
Specific Location
Miyano-Kawachi, Kawawura-machi
Cultural Property Designation
Amakusa City Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset, January 20, 1981 Amakusa City Designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Asset, January 20, 1981
Performance Date(s)
the 4th Saturday and Sunday in October
Performance Location
Kawaura-machi Oaza Miyano-kawachi (Kamihira) "Kamihira Port (on the Sea) - Ubushima
Preservation Society
Kamihira District
