Boating Festival at Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine in Wakayama

Boating Festival at Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Nine ''speedboats'' rowed by half-naked men perform a traditional boating race as part of the Boating Festival held Oct. 16 by the Kumano Hayatama Grand Shrine, one of the three Kumano grand shrines on the estuary of Kumano River, Wakayama Prefecture.

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