We arrived in Ine at the end of the day. The light was fading. After parking Billie, we quickly walked to the harbor to see what was left of it.
The place is famous for its boathouses, or "funaya". The boats and fishing gear are stored under the house where the fishermen live. In other words, fishermen and their families live above the boatshed
They live real close to the water. Something we can relate to. First thing we wondered was what they did about high tides. However, this corner of the coast hardly has any.
The following morning:
It was August 15th, Obon. Shoro Nagashi was held at 7:30 am. We wandered to Kameshima at the south-east end of the harbor right after breakfast and happened upon it.
A small group of fishermen and their families set up one small boat
It was decorated and loaded with food and many flowers
The small boat was then taken to open water where it was supposed to be launched, so it could sail to the west and the spirits of the people who had passed away could enjoy the goodies while traveling to the other world.
It was all over and done with at 8am after which everybody went home to stay cool
Evening in Kameshima
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