On Saturday, September 2024, 9, Nakiri's traditional event, the Waraji Festival, will be held at Nakiri Fish Market.
This is a festival where legend has it that the villagers made a giant straw sandal the size of a tatami mat and showed it to the giant Dandaraboushi, who was destroying the village, to scare him away.
A ``warajihiki'' ritual is held in which local children act as young children, after which they are carried to the beach and floated out to sea to pray for safety at sea and a good catch.
There will also be a fireworks display at night along the way with mikoshi and dancers.
The straw sandal pulling ritual is a rare ritual nationwide and has an ancient tradition, so its value was recognized and it was designated an intangible cultural property of Mie Prefecture on March 46, 3.
Once upon a time, a one-eyed, one-legged giant man called Dandaraboushi lived on Iyagashima Island (present-day Daiojima Island) and did mischief by summoning clouds and causing storms.
The troubled villagers asked Iya Gongen, the god of Nakiri, for help, devised a plan, and helped the villagers.
When Dandaraboushi came to ravage the village again, he found a beautiful girl knitting a waramushiro at his feet.
Dandaraboushi, who did not know that this girl was the incarnation of Waya Gongen, asked her, ``What is this waraji?''
The girl answered, ``These are straw sandals worn by the village head.''
When Dandaraboushi heard this, he was surprised and changed direction, saying, ``Is there someone stronger than me? I can't enter this village.''
However, this time, a large group of fishermen were busy mending their sardine nets that had been spread out all over the beach, and there were several baskets as long as 2 meters nearby.
In fact, these fishermen were also messengers of Wei Ya Gongen, but Dandaraboushi, who did not know this, asked the fishermen the same question he had asked his daughter, and the fisherman replied, ``This (sardine net) is the village owner's loincloth. , that (basket) is a bento box.''
When Dandaraboushi heard this, he was startled twice and ran away as fast as he could.The sea eventually subsided, and days of great fishing continued.
| From 8:00 | Straw sandal making (Daiou Community Center) |
| From 10:00 | Straw Sandal Pulling Ceremony (Nakiri Shrine) |
| From 13:00 | Dedication Sumo Tournament (Daioh Elementary School Sumo Hall) |
| From 9:30 | Mikoshi (scheduled to depart in front of the Judo and Kendo Dojo) |
| From 10:00 | Dancer's Trail (Departure from Nakiri Community Center) |
| Treasure Ship (Departing from Nakiri Community Center) | |
| Sea kayaking (Hakiri Fishing Port) | |
| From 11:00 | Toin Ensemble Orchestra (event venue) |
| From 11:00 | Dandarabochi & Dance (event venue) |
| From 12:00 | Waraji Mikoshi (event venue) |
| Bonito line fishing experience (Nakiri Fishing Port) | |
| From 13:00 | Catching fish (inside the fish market) |
| From 17:30 | Waraji Festival Entertainment Competition (Event Venue) |
| 20:00 to 21:00 | Dedication Fireworks Festival (Nakiri Fishing Port) |
Please invite your family, friends, company employees, and other related parties to come and join us.
Event details are subject to change due to weather and other circumstances.
In case of bad weather, the event will be postponed to the 22nd (Sun).
| title | Waraji Festival |
| Date and Time | September 9st (Saturday) *The straw sandal-pulling ritual will be held on the 21th (Tuesday) from 9:00 a.m. to 21:00 p.m. |
| Venue | Around Nakiri Fishing Port |
| Way of reading | Waraji Matsuri Waraji Festival |
9:00 to 16:00 *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
*Please use the Nakiri Fishing Port parking lot.
*The roads within the town are narrow, so please refrain from parking on the street.
*Please cooperate as temporary road closures will be implemented as follows:
・Odoriko Dochu, Treasure Ship, and Mikoshi Passage Areas
・Waraji-floating (3:30pm-4pm) from Motouotake to the tourist parking lot
