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Seed-taking festival

Seed-taking festival

Event Overview

A festival of planting seeds on a purified land and praying for it to grow up safely. The island's most extensive event, in which various performing arts are dedicated in a public prison. In 1977, it was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property of the country. Image courtesy: Taketomi-cho

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • The World's Palace
  • Address:   
  • Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa
  • PublicTransportation:   
Taketomi East Port → Shuttle bus 3 minutes, just off; or Taketomi East Port → 15 minutes on foot
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0980-82-6191 (Taketomi-cho Natural Tourism Division)

Event Period

  • November 22, 2024 (Friday) to November 23 (Saturday, holiday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Agricultural rites, traditional performing arts and dances


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