The Seaport Chatan Carnival attracted some 32,000 revelers according to organizers. Officials at Chatan Chamber of Commerce who were responsible for organizing the festival, gave a collective sigh of relief as Typhoon Juwada, which had been steadily approaching the island, slowed down just enough for the festival to go ahead as planned The carnival is well known in Okinawa for its original beach-related events that attract visitors in numbers far beyond the rather small scale of the event itself.
