One of the main tourism spots in the Itoshima region is Meoto-iwa in Futamigaura. Every year, a ceremony is held on one Sunday in late April – May to replace the Shimenawa (straw garland) that encircles Meoto-iwa. This year the ceremony is planned to take place on May 3. At 30m long and weighing 1 tonne, the Shimenawa will require 50 men to hang it over the rock.
• 5/3 (Sun. & Hol.) noon~ *depends on tide condition
• Shima Sakurai, Itoshima
• 092-327-0317 (Sakurai Shrine)
• http://sakuraijinja.com/