Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Kotoyoka Observances
A winter tradition in Matsumoto: warding off misfortune with straw figures and prayers
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Aichi Prefecture・Aisai City, Ama City
The Okowa Festival of western Owari
A festival in western Owari where prayers and tradition meet around okowa offerings
Mie Prefecture・Owase City
The New Year’s observances of Owase Kukiura
A New Year’s observance where prayers of a fishing town live on through a great bonfire, kagura, and archery
Shiga Prefecture・Omihachiman City
Omihachiman Fire Festival
A festival of fire passed down in Omihachiman, brought to life by Sagicho floats and torches
Wakayama Prefecture・Kushimoto Town
Koza no Ofune Matsuri
A Kawachi festival where the mifune and boat songs are passed down on the Kozagawa River
Tottori Prefecture・Yonago City
Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War
The Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War: carrying a giant straw snake and divining the harvest
Shimane Prefecture・Nishinoshima Town
The Garden Dance at Hiyoshi Shrine
A Nishinoshima festival where local prayers live on through dance and children's sumo
Fukuoka Prefecture・Yoshitomi Town
Hosoyamai and Kami-zumo
A traditional Yoshitomi Town performance in which deity dolls dance and perform sumo
Saga Prefecture・Miyaki Town
Ayabe Hachiman Shrine’s Flag-Raising and Flag-Lowering Observance
A traditional Miyaki Town observance that entrusts farmers’ hopes to the direction of the sacred flag in the wind