Shonan NewsReitaisai Festival at Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine
平塚八幡宮で例大祭 ８月14日から16日
Hiratsuka Hachimangu Shrine, led by chief priest Junhiko Takuno, held its reitaisai from August 14 to 16. On August 14 activities included the misogi purification ritual at 6:00 a.m. at Oogimatsu Beach, an evening shrine ceremony at 5:30 p.m., and a bon dance at 6:00 p.m. Other festival events took place through August 16 across the shrine grounds.