traditional Okinawan textiles. Mushaama Festival 14 July: Mushaama Festival. On Hateruma Island, this harvest festival is celebrated during Obon. It features a parade of the local fertility god Miruku and his children (the local children), shishi ("lion") dances, and staff dances. References External links Photo gallery of Yaeyama Islands Archipelagoes of Japan Archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean Important Bird Areas of the Nansei Islands Islands of Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyu Islands Sakishima Islands