[Rishiri Island, Hokkaido] Rishiri Island Kutsugata✨Kitami Fuji Shrine

"Kitami Fuji Shrine, Kutsugata, Rishiri Island" New Year's outfit On Rishiri Island, where Rishiri Fuji, also known as the Mount Fuji of the North, stands tall, "Kitami Fuji Shrine" is worshipped as Kitami Fuji Gongen and guards the fishing grounds.✨ The shrine was built in its current location in 1893, when the number of immigrants to the island began to increase.✨ The highlights of the annual festival (June 25th), in which the townspeople come together to participate, are the special rituals "Matsumae Tojo-no-Ya Procession" and "Shikasanmai-mai Shinto Ritual." The Kutsugata area is filled with excitement. And the New Year is celebrated solemnly.✨✨✨ 🌏23 Midori-cho, Kutsugata, Rishiri-cho, Rishiri-gun, Hokkaido #Hokkaido Tourism #Rishiri Island #Shrine #Japanese Culture #New Year #Kitami Fuji Shrine