Street Festival Re-enacts Whale Hunt in Mie Prefecture

A whale was hunted down on a street here by harpoon-brandishing fishers Aug. 14.Much to the relief of animal rights activists, the whale was made of papier-mache in this re-enactment of a traditional hunt once carried out in the Ise Bay. It was part of the annual Kujira-bune Gyoji (whale ship festival) of the Toridejinja shrine to pray for a big catch.The gorgeous ship float "chasing" the whale was bedecked with sculpted ornaments and upon it the fishers brandished a fake harpoon.
A whale was hunted down on a street here by harpoon-brandishing fishers Aug. 14.Much to the relief of animal rights activists, the whale was made of papier-mache in this re-enactment of a traditional hunt once carried out in the Ise Bay. It was part of the annual Kujira-bune Gyoji (whale ship festival) of the Toridejinja shrine to pray for a big catch.The gorgeous ship float "chasing" the whale was bedecked with sculpted ornaments and upon it the fishers brandished a fake harpoon.
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14 August, 2017
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Yokkaichi, Japan
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20170814mie.yokkaichi.whaler.festival.mov