locally caught seafood include sea urchin roe, sea pineapple, sea cucumber, scallops, abalone, konbu and squid. Seasonal tourism is also an important contributor to the local economy. Education Sai has one public elementary school, one public middle school and two combined public elementary/middle schools operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school. Transportation Railway The village has no passenger railway service. Highway Local attractions Hotokegaura, a series of naturally-carved cliff rock formations, a National Site of Scenic Beauty Shimokita Hanto Quasi-National Park Tsugaru Straits Cultural Museum Arusas Yanonemori Hachiman-gu Local events February, Fukuura hamlet stages a kabuki show featuring northern styles of kabuki. June: sea urchin roe festival July: Hotokegaura festival August: Sai Summer Festival and fireworks September, Yanonemori Hachiman-gu Matsuri with floats pulled by the locals, during which Kagura is performed and Shinto priests bless the village houses November, Sai Culture Festival, during which different variations of festival songs and kagura are performed at the community centre. December: Winter illumination Noted people from Sai Gōtarō Mikami, physician and Japanese Red Cross supporter during the Russo-Japanese War References External links Official Website Sai Tourism Website Villages in Aomori Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan