Sabani Sailing Race (Zamami → Naha)
Date: 27 June 2026
Location: Itoman harbour, Itoman (Okinawa), Japan
Organizer: Sabani Sailing Race Executive Committee / Itoman City
Annual ~36 km open-ocean race from Furuzamami Beach (Zamami Island) to Tomari Port in Naha, Okinawa, sailed in traditional wooden Sabani fishing boats with sail and oars (eku). Held immediately after the end of the rainy season, traditionally late June, to safeguard the living heritage of Okinawa's Uminchu (sea people).
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