Ose Matsuri festival held in Osezak

Festival participants performs a Japanese traditional dance called "Odori" during the Ose Matsuri/festival held at Uchiura fishing port in the Osezaki district of Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture on April 4, 2018, Japan. The festive boats, decorated with colorful flags paraded the port with Isami-odori or brave dance with music after heading to a nearby Ose Jinja shrine, where the fishermen offered prayers for a big catch and safe sailing, the fishermen traditionally dress up as women during the festival to ensure safe trips to sea and good catches. The custom is said originated from a local folklore when the wife of a fisherman gave her husband a kimono to ensure he was safe on his voyage. (Photo: Richard Atrero de Guzman / NUR Photo) (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)