Traditional boat race

Traditional boat race

Wooden "speedboats" rowed by shirtless men compete in a traditional boating race as part of the Mifune festival on the Kumano River running near World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Oct. 16, 2025.

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