1.0Fukuoka Nowhttps://www.fukuoka-now.comIrene Ladignonhttps://www.fukuoka-now.com/author/irene-ladignon/Mekari Shinji Harvest Festival | Fukuoka Nowrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oFqrVWQPOb"><a href="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/mekari-shinji-harvest-festival/">Mekari Shinji Harvest Festival</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/event/mekari-shinji-harvest-festival/embed/#?secret=oFqrVWQPOb" width="600" height="338" title="“Mekari Shinji Harvest Festival” — Fukuoka Now" data-secret="oFqrVWQPOb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://i0.wp.com/www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mekari-shinji.jpg?fit=1400%2C935&ssl=11400935The Mekari Shinji ritual goes back as far back as the shrine's history. The origin of the ceremony is linked to the time when Empress Jingu (approx. 200 A.C.) sent Azumiisora-no-kami (god of the sea) to the waters before the battle against the Silla country. There she acquired the art of controlling tides and...