The following are events and festivals where you can enjoy the two local traditional performing arts of Erimo Kagura and Erimo Koma Dance.

August 15 Erimo Lighthouse Festival (Erimo Koma Dance / Erimo Kagura)
Second or Third Sunday of September Sumiyoshi Shrine Autumn Festival (Erimo Koma Dance)
September 23 Erimo Shrine Autumn Festival (Erimo Kagura)
First Sunday of October Ocean and Mountain Delights Festival (Erimo Koma Dance)

Students of Erimo Elementary School and Erimo High School learn Erimo Koma Dance, while students of Cape Erimo Elementary School learn Erimo Kagura.
   
   
Each district of Erimo has a Shinto shrine, as well as stone monuments erected during the Edo period, a statue of Batokan’non (Hayagriva), stone guardian dogs and other monuments located all around the area.
   
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 Erimo Shrine – Ushering in the New Year at midnight with a prayer and sacred sake
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 Meguro Shrine Shrine Dog [1806]
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 Meguro Shrine Shrine Dog [1806]
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 Shoya Shrine Shrine Dog [1943]
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 Shoya Shrine Shrine Dog [1943]
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 Issekiichijitou (Hyakunin-hama Beach) [1806]
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 Fudo Myo-O (Honcho / Hokoji Temple) [1813]
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 Tosebu Daimeijin (Shoya) [1866]
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 Myoken-shin (Saruru Trail / Numami Pass) [1859]
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 Batokanzeon Bosatsu (Saruru Trail / Numami Pass) [1861]

For more information about stone monuments and statues, click here<Japanese only>

  • Edo period
  • The 33 Stone Buddhist Statues of the West
  • Batokannon
  • Livestock
  • Fisheries and Maritime Accidents
  • Religion
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