The "Shima Abalone Kingdom Festival" will be held for the first time in five years at Fuseda Fureai Park in Shima Town on May 2024, 5 (holiday/Saturday).
The Shima Abalone Kingdom Festival is a successor to the old town's town festival, with a new name, and will now be held for the 39th time as a major local event. The purpose of this event is for all those who participate in the festival to cooperate with each other to increase the number of resources, catch a large catch, and strengthen the development of commerce, industry, and tourism.
| Dates | May 2024, 5 (holiday/Sat) *In case of stormy weather: May 4 (Sun) |
| open time | 9:00 to 15:00 |
| Venue | Shimacho Fuseda Fureai Park (next to Shima B&G Marine Center) (Fuseda, Shima-cho, Shima-shi, Mie 517-0702) |
| Sponsorship | Shima Abalone Kingdom Festival Executive Committee |
| 9:00 | opening |
| 9:30 | Erhu performance ① |
| 10:00 | Shima Arami Taiko ① |
| 10:30 | Shima Kindergarten Dream Dance |
| 11:00 | Calligraphy performance Taiko collaboration ① |
| 11:30 | Old man dance |
| 12:00 | Treasure scattering |
| 12:15 | Turban shell weighing |
| 12:30 | Mega abalone bread fast eating |
| 12:45 | Shima Arami Taiko ② |
| 13:15 | Calligraphy performance Taiko collaboration ② |
| 13:45 | Erhu performance ② |
| 14:10 | Mochi-maki |
| 14:30 | Closing remarks |
| 15:00 | Closing |
| Citizen participation event | Treasure-throwing tournament, mochi-throwing tournament, etc. |
| Stage event | Group dances, Arami Taiko, calligraphy performances, etc. |
| Event by elementary school students | Dance by Shima Elementary School |
| Event by Shima Kindergarten | Shima Kindergarten Dream Dance |
| Else | Specialty products, food and drinks sold by various vendors in and outside of Shima City. Special product sales by Friendship Town (Shiratori Town, Gujo City, Tomika Town, Gifu Prefecture) |
