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Island life

Hounensai: harvest and community in Yaeyama.

Hounensai brings harvest, prayer and community together. It is part of the life of the islands, with ceremonies and celebrations that differ from village to village.

Juroku-nichi-sai

Juroku-nichi-sai is New Year’s Day for the ancestors. It’s the 16th day of the new year, the day after the first full moon in the moon calendar or lunar calendar. According to this calendar, New Year’s Day in 2017 was on the 28th of January. In the Yaeyama islands the moon calendar is still used […]