Year-round
旧暦12月頃(年によって異なる)
Miyakojima Paantu: The Mud-Covered God
Ueno Nohara, Miyakojima City, Okinawa
The god appears covered in mud — ancient mud, from a sacred well that has been used for this ritual longer than anyone c
旧暦6〜7月(島によって異なる)
Yaeyama Hoonen-sai: The Harvest Offering of the Far Islands
Ishigaki City and Taketomi Town, Okinawa (held on individual islands)
In the Yaeyama islands — Japan's southwestern edge — each community holds its own harvest festival in the lunar summer.