Your ship festival

Your ship festival

Event Overview

The origin of the Kibune Festival is ancient, believed to have started with the "boat prayers" conducted to pray for a good catch and safety for fishing and transport boats since the establishment of the shrine. This is based on the story from the summer of the first year of Kanpei (889), when the divine spirit was summoned to the sacred boat and washed ashore at Kasajima, the tip of Manazuru Cape, where the villagers welcomed it. A portable shrine is carried across the sea from the shrine on the mountain and parades through the town, which is a significant feature of the Kibune Festival.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Around Manzuru Port
  • Address:   
  • 1117 Manzuru-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Mazuru Station → Bus 5 minutes, Bus stop: Drive in front of the palace, 1 minute walk
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0465-68-0066 (Kifune Shrine)

Event Period

  • July 24 (Friday) to July 25 (Saturday), 2026

Price

Free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances, such as the sacred koshi and floats


The Kobayafune floating on the surface of the water is a hwa of your ship festival

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