2025 Nagato City Tsuki Kujira Festival

The Tsuki (かよい) area of Aoshima in Nagato City has a bay-shaped topography where whales are likely to get lost, and it flourished as a base for traditional whaling using spears and nets during the Edo period. The 'Tsuki Kujira Festival' is an event that recreates such traditional whaling. Those in red fundoshi (loincloths) called 'Whale Group' pursue boats resembling whales with traditional hand-rowed Japanese boats, thrusting spears and climbing aboard to deliver the final blow. The traditional 'Whale Song' imbued with feelings of mourning for the whales is also performed.

Map & Location

Details about 2025 Nagato City Tsuki Kujira Festival

Date & Time

7/20(Sun) 08:30～12:15

Venue

Tsuki Koura Reclamation Area

Address

382-1 Tsuki, Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

parking

Parking is free/If the venue parking lot is full, the nearby Chuo Junior High School grounds can be used as a second parking lot.

Access

About 1 hour from the Chugoku Expressway 'Mine' IC.

Access (Public)

About 30 minutes by bus from JR 'Nagato City' Station, get off at 'Ko' (小浦) stop.

Contact

0837-28-0008 （Tsuki Kujira Festival Executive Committee Office）