About the Hoshitate Settlement

There is a Hoshitate Settlement on a flat land surrounded by mountains from north to east, rivers to the south, and the sea to the west.
You can see the scenery that was once everywhere in Mt Yae, such as a mansion surrounded by windbreaks, a row of Fukugi and Yarab trees and a stone wall of coral, everywhere you walk through the Hoshitate Settlement.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of birds, insects, or the wind.The tranquility unrelated to the hustle and bustle of the city spreads through.

The lifestyle that people receive various blessings of nature, given by the sea, mountains and rivers according to the season, is the basis of the current living in the Hoshitate Settlement.
Also, although it is not well known, Iriomote Island is an island of rice culture.
At the same time as enjoying the bounty of nature, rice farming used to be the center of our lives.
Many of the traditional Shinto Hoshitate that have been passed down to the drylands have been built on the roots of rice cultivation.
Rice fields are still spreading around the village.

In the village continued for a long time among the Iriomote Island, 1605 years of Keicho Kenchi its name has been written Hoshitate has inherited a variety of traditional ones.
In the life of a village that has lived with nature, it is important to appreciate nature.
There are nine Shinto events a year. In particular, three major events such as Yuningai Festival, Honen Festival (harvest festival) and Shichi Festival are large-scale events in which all the members of the public hall are involved.
The biggest Shinto ritual of the year, "Shichi Festival, " is designated as National Important Intangible Cultural Property

The Hoshitate Settlement has been in continuous use for hundreds of years, is still a living place where about 100 people still live.
We hope that this life will continue for 100 years.
We ask for your consideration so that we can continue to live in peace.
For that purpose, we would like to ask those who visit the Hoshitate Settlement.

One of the proofs of continuous cotton and life is shown in the shop name.
Irunty Futademura are all taken from the name of the shop.
The Irunty Futademura building is now under construction, but we would appreciate if you could feel that once there was also a living activity for people.

Events scheduled for 2024(*Subject to change)