{"id":162559,"date":"2024-04-26T19:47:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=162559&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:47:35","slug":"sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival-4","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/event\/sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sakurai Futamigaura, Shimenawa Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visit one of Itoshima&#8217;s captivating attractions, Meotoiwa at Futamigaura, and witness the annual festival where the grand shimenawa rope is replaced. This unique ceremony takes place on a Sunday during the spring tide, between late April and May each year. The shimenawa rope, stretching about 30 meters in length and weighing approximately one ton, is crafted starting at 8:00 AM. By 1:00 PM, around 50 community members make their way across the seabed, exposed by the low tide, to ascend the rocks and hang the new rope. This once-a-year spectacle is not to be missed!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sakurai Futamigaura, Shimenawa Festival, \u685c\u4e95\u4e8c\u898b\u30f6\u6d66\u5927\u6ce8\u9023\u7e04\u639b\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-001.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 5\/6 (Mon., hol.)<br \/>\n\u2022 Preparation of the shimenawa 8:00~12:00, hanging of shimenawa 13:00\u301c15:30<br \/>\n\u2022 Free viewing<br \/>\n\u2022 Sakurai Futamigaura Meotoiwa<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/gH89cVchu6anfPTZ9\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shima Sakurai, Itoshima City, Fukuoka<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/buff.ly\/4aQUMPo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/buff.ly\/4aQUMPo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sakurai Futamigaura, Shimenawa Festival, \u685c\u4e95\u4e8c\u898b\u30f6\u6d66\u5927\u6ce8\u9023\u7e04\u639b\u796d\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-162561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-002.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fn_sakurai-futamigaura-shimenawa-festival_2024_cl-002.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kyushu Live &#8211; Itoshima &#8211; Hanging of the 1-Ton Sacred Rope Festival (May 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GCykrUR6-lM?si=y0-HiiTmlubEoLyB\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit one of Itoshima&#8217;s captivating attractions, tMeotoiwa at Futamigaura, and witness the annual festival where the grand shimenawa rope is replaced. 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