[The 61st Ise Ebi Festival will be held in Hamashimacho ShimaCity Mie Prefecture on Saturday, June 1, 2024!]
掲載日：2024.05.23
The 61st Ise Lobster Festival will be held inHamajima Town, ShimaCity, Mie Prefecture on Saturday, June 1st, 2024!
This festival is held to express gratitude for seafood, especially spiny lobsters, and to pray for a good catch and safety. The highlight of the festival is the "Jakoppe Dance," which is so much fun that it gets even the spectatorsmoving,livening up the excitement of the festival!!
This time,in conjunction with the Ise Lobster Festival, wewould like to introduce it as a topic to let you know about the charm of the festival.
*The photos in this articleare from before 2023.
What is the Ise Lobster Festival?
The Ise Lobster Festival is held on the first Saturday of June every year in Hamajimacho ShimaCity Prefecture. It is a festival to give thanks for the seafood, including Ise lobsters, and to pray for a good catch and safety.
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This festival began in 1961 and is currently held at the main venue, yanohama Beach in Hamajima Seaside Park, and has become a major event that colors the early summer in Ise-Shima.
At the Ise Lobster Festival, various events are held and there is a lot to see! Many tourists visit every year and it is a lively event.
Highlights of the Ise Lobster Festival
Ceremony (Thanksgiving)
The Ise Lobster Festivalbegins with a ceremony.
Prayers and dances are performed solemnly to express gratitude for the seafood and to pray for a good catch and safety.
Lobster longevity soup, ShimaCity specialties market
At the Ise Lobster Festival, many food stalls are set up, with plenty of delicious food!
You can try local specialties and famous products such as "Ise shrimp longevity soup" and "sea urchin rice"!
Jakope Dance
The Jakoppe Dance, the biggest event of the Ise Lobster Festival,is a must-see!
Each team, called a group, performs a dance in a colorful and elaborate costume.
Along with the lively rhythm of the Ise ebi accompaniment, the spirited calls of "En'yasa! Yoiyasa!" enhance the Jakoppe dance!
Nighttime Lobster Festival
As night falls, the excitement of the Ise Lobster Festival reaches a climax.
The festival reaches its climax, and all the Jakoppe teams come together to dance!
For the finale, fireworks will light up the Shima night sky!
Please refer to the website of the organizer, the Ise Lobster Festival Preservation Society, for further details which will be updated from time to time.
Surrounding spot information
We will introduce some spots around Hamajima Seaside Park, the venue of the Ise Lobster Festival.
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Bindama Road
A charming promenade decorated with bottle-ball ornaments. It runs along the coast from yanohama Beach for about 1 km.
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Ise lobster king statue
This is the symbolic character of Hamajima, a town of Ise lobster, located along National Route 260.
He has been appointed as a guide ambassador for Bottle Tama Road.
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Cape Isofue Observation Deck (Tsubasu Bell)
Along with a bell that is said to bring success and good fortune when rung, there are rows of votive plaques made from cypress shells, on which wishes are written.
This place, which is home to the legendary love story between a female diver and a fisherman, is also certified as one of Japan's 100 best sunsets.
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ShimaCity Hamajimaiso Experience Facility “UmiHozuki”
This is a rare facility that recreates the natural coastline, offering shallow reef and fishing experiences, and is unique in Japan. You can learn about and experience the life, culture, and fishing of Shima's fishing villages. It also serves as a temporary parking lot during the Ise Lobster Festival.
How was it?
In this article,we introduced the 61st Ise-Ebi Festival, including photos from the previous festival. The previous festival was held on a smaller scale due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the festival will be back with restrictions fully lifted!!
I'm looking forward to Saturday, June 1st!
Details of the 61st Ise Ebi Festival, including the schedule, access to the venue, and parking information, are available here.We have written a report on this, so if you are interested, please take a look at it.