Kaijin-sai (the Festival of the Ocean’s God)

Kaijin-sai (the Festival of the Ocean’s God) will be taking place in Oujima (Ou Island), Nanjo City. This is the festival to pray for good catch of the fish and safety of voyage, and the small island, about 1.6km (0.99 mile) around, will be filled with lots of visitors on this day. The festival is famous for unique style of haarii (boat race). Some team members jump off from a bridge, jump into the ocean, get on boats and start the race. Some turn over boats in the middle of the race. Don’t you want to come to Oujima and watch the unique style of haarii?

Date: June 12th (Wed)
Time: Main race 8:30-10:10 / Occupational team’s race 10:30-15:00
Venue: Tamagusuku Ou, Nanjo City (coast of Oujima)