Miyagi Prefecture・Tome City
Mamekarasan Festival
An autumn festival celebrating the beans’ growth with kagura and children’s sumo
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Yamagata Prefecture・Kaminoyama City
Kaminoyama Onsen National Scarecrow Festival
A Kaminoyama autumn enlivened by handmade scarecrows and a showcase of creativity
Fukushima Prefecture・Koriyama City
Utsukushima Yosakoi Festival
A Fukushima YOSAKOI stage filled with the sound of naruko clappers and local music
Fukushima Prefecture・Tenei Village
YOSAKOI Soran Junior East Japan Competition
A junior stage competition with naruko clappers and the Soran Bushi folk song
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kamisu City
Omeko Festival
A Kamisu festival where memorial pilgrimages meet local flavors
Ibaraki Prefecture・Hitachinaka City
Katsuta Festival
Bringing the community together to make history and capture the festival’s excitement
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hadano City
Hadano Tobacco Festival
A festival where the memories of leaf-tobacco farming live on, and fire and dance brighten the city
Niigata Prefecture・Sanjo City
Sanjo Matsuri
A spring grand festival enlivening the streets of Sanjo with a mikoshi and daimyo procession
Toyama Prefecture・Oyabe City
Genpei Higyu Festival
A festival where giant fire oxen carrying history race through the city