Hundreds pray for marine safety at sacred seaside festival near Tokyo | Arts and Culture News

Hundreds gathered in Yokosuka’s Kurihama area for a summer festival blending sacred rituals and seaside festivities, featuring a portable shrine, or mikoshi, paraded from Sumiyoshi Shrine. The event culminated with priests blessing the community at the beach and praying for safe travels before the mikoshi was returned to the shrine until next summer.

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