Miyako City Pleasure Boat “Miyako Umineko Maru”

fishing fire

The squid fishing lights flickering in the jet-black sea make it look as if there is a town on the opposite shore. The jewel-like light sparkling in the darkness and the star-filled night sky invite the viewer to a fantastical world. The glittering light is a fishing light, and fishermen are fishing for squid that gather around the light. This fishing, which takes advantage of the tendency of squid to gather around light, is carried out until early morning when the sky turns white. Freshly caught squid is landed at the port and delivered to each household with the taste of freshly caught squid. This fishing fire can be observed from the high ground along the coast from mid-August to late September. Squid fishing season: Mid-August to late September

Parasitic tree exhibition room (inside Yamaguchi Community Center)

The model for the main character of Roka Tokutomi's novel ``The Parasitic Tree'' was Zenpei Ogasawara, a native of Yamaguchi, Miyako City. His belongings such as the original notebook for Parasitic Tree and love letters are on display.

Suemae Kagura

It is said that Shugenja Ichimyo-in taught it to villagers in Suemae Village and Tashiro Village in 1700, and later dedicated it to the local Kuromori Kagura and Kumano Shrine shrines. In 2001, the Suemae Kagura 300th Anniversary Festival was held with great fanfare, and Seiken, Kagura, Purification, and Mountain God Dance were performed. Currently, the preservation society is actively carrying out activities to pass down the heritage to children, and the entire community is working together through exchanges that transcend generations.