Bungo Futamigaura Shimenawa Rope Replacement

About this event

This is a year-end local votive ritual to replace the massive sacred straw rope (shimenawa) connecting the Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks) of Bungo Futamigaura, located in Azamuiura, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture. A shimenawa measuring approximately 65 meters in length and about 70 centimeters in diameter is strung between the 17-meter-tall Male Rock and the 10-meter-tall Female Rock. This traditional event is an important ceremony praying for regional safety and bountiful harvests. On the day, the backyard of Shinonome Junior High School serves as the venue, with work carried out from early morning until evening. It offers convenient access, located about a 10-minute walk from JR Azamui Station.

Venue

Saiki Municipal Shinonome Junior High School

2-2 Kamiura Oaza Azamuura, Saiki, Oita 879-2601