The Kentō Festival celebrates gratitude for the blessings of hot springs at Nanki Shirahama Onsen. After a ceremony at the Arima no Miko Memorial Monument, eight hot spring companies and the town of Shirahama carry wooden barrels filled with the day's first hot spring water in a procession wearing traditional samurai-style jackets. A water dedication ceremony and Shinto ritual take place at Onsen Shrine.
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