Culture & community
Kabira: village, culture and the bay.
Spend time with Kabira beyond the bay viewpoint: its village, food, craft and the landscape around it.
Island stories
Category: <span>Events</span>
Culture & community
Kitsugansai on Kohama.
An account of visiting Kitsugansai on Kohama, where performance, prayer and harvest traditions come together in village life.
Hounensai harvest festival Ishigaki
Don’t miss the traditional Hounensai harvest festival if you’re visiting Ishigaki, Iriomote, or one of the other Yaeyama Islands. The festival is held to thank the gods for the year’s harvest and to pray for abundance in the coming season. Each village organizes its own festivities. Many events are open to visitors, while some ceremonies […]