Ushitsu Harbor 宇出津港

The southern coast of the Noto Peninsula

To get to the small town of Ushitsu, located on the southern coast of the Noto Peninsula, you have to travel along the roads that run along the still somewhat wild coastline of Ishikawa Prefecture. For a long time, the economy of this port city depended on the trade-in seafood, which is still one of its mainstays today.

Summer and winter festivals

In addition to its friendly museum, the city of Ushitsu and its port also offer every summer, on the first Friday and Saturday of July, the very famous Abare festival. This festival is dedicated to Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine and Susanoo no Mikoto, the Shinto deity of the sea, storms, and thunderstorms.

Also known as the Ushitsu Kiriko Festival, named after the huge floating lanterns typical of the Noto Peninsula, this festival is that of "rage" (the literal meaning of abare ). We pay homage to the destroyer god Susanoo by lighting kiriko lanterns and destroying a mikoshi (a kind of portable reliquary that is moved in procession during a Japanese festival)   to the sound of taiko, gigantic drums. But fear not, this festival is as impressive to watch as it is safe for those who attend.

On January 20, 2019, the city will also launch the first edition of its Cold Festival which will showcase local products as well as many products from fishing. A demonstration of cutting amberjack, a fish that the Japanese traditionally eat in winter, is also on the program.

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Une lanterne kiriko

A kiriko lantern

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Un mikoshi

A mikoshi

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Des joueurs de taiko

taiko players

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