On July 30, 2024, the annual Minazuki Festival was held in the Asamogawa area of ​​Amino Town, Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture, where the locals carried mikoshi (portable shrines) and paraded through the sea in a ritual called "Umijo Togyo." The vigor of the mikoshi, splashing water as they were carried, drew cheers from the many spectators.

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