Misakicho Nakahara, Isumi 299-4503 Chiba Prefecture

1298 Sakuda, Isumi 298-0135 Chiba Prefecture

Ohara, Isumi Chiba Prefecture

Isumi Chiba Prefecture

Every year, area residents come together for a fall festival on 9/23 and 9/24 that prays for a bumper crop and a large catch of fish. Sacred palanquins from eighteen shrines in the Ohara, Tokai, and Namiha area of Chiba Prefecture are hoisted by local men into the sea -- this remarkable event is called the "Shio-fumi." The finale of the festival is held at the Ohagara Elementary School playground, with the "Farewell Rite," where the palanquins are held high aloft and the deities are bid off until the next year, held here. The event has been held in Ohara for over 300 years and in Tokai for over 200.

1270, Misakicho, Kamone, Isumi Chiba Prefecture