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Minamichita-Town Toyohama Sea Bream Festival
Date : 07/27/2025
Something fishy is going on in Minamichita!
Picture this: giant sea bream weighing around one ton charging and attacking each other in clouds of sand while being chased by near-naked men before returning to the sea where they splash and bob about!
Is it a Godzilla-like movie remake of Jaws? A giant fish version of King Kong? No, it's the annual Sea Bream Festival, held to pray for the safety of Toyohama's residents and fishermen's safe return. Built with bamboo stalks and wood, then covered in a cloth skin, the giant fish 10 meters or more in length are paraded around by young men who shout and cheer as they shoulder the giant fish, fins moving and all!
The event is held at a smaller scale for 2025 and held one day only. Sea bream sizes, etc. subject to change.
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