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Ofuna Matsuri Festival (Matsuo/Aonominesan)/ (the date of the Ofuna Matsuri festival changes annually, according the old-style Japanese calendar):

On the festival day, the Eleven-faced Goddess of Mercy, which is said to have arrived to Osatsu on a whale, will be displayed. A number of Tairyo-bata (a signaling a great catch for fisherman) dedicated by the believers also displayed and many street vendors can be found.

Place Aonominesan Shofukuji Temple 519 Matsuo-cho
Contact Aonominesan Shofukuji Temple
Tel +81 599 55 0061
Access About 30 min. by car from Toba station.
(Notes: There is a parking lot)