Kyoto Prefecture・Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto
Setsubun-e (Chinese Zodiac Festival)
A Setsubun Buddhist service praying for good fortune and protection from misfortune to the guardian Buddhas of the 12 zodiac signs
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Kyoto Prefecture・Nantan City
Maki Jinja Shinkosai
Maki Jinja’s Shinkosai, featuring a mikoshi, ritual sumo, and yabusame
Wakayama Prefecture・Hidaka Town
Aō Kue Festival
A spirited Kue-oshi ritual passed down in a seaside town
Shimane Prefecture・Matsue City
Ritual sumo
Memories of the ancient festival and ritual sumo passed down at Sada Shrine
Shimane Prefecture・Oki Islands Town
Oki Mura Festival
A traditional Oki festival featuring the meeting of the Sun Deity and Moon Deity, with taiko and processions
Ehime Prefecture・Uchiko Town
Goku-zumo, a festival event at Kita-gun Ichinomiya Mishima Jinja
An offering of sumo in Uchiko Town, with demons and wrestlers wearing kesho-mawashi ceremonial aprons standing in the ring
Ehime Prefecture・Uwajima City
U no Koku Sumo
Three sacred bouts at the Yoshida Festival, with the result passed on to the following year
Ehime Prefecture・Uwajima City
Shinko Procession of the Yoshida Autumn Festival
Yoshida’s autumn festival brings the Nanyo region’s processional floats to life amid its old streets
Ehime Prefecture・Matsuyama City
Omidori Ritual
A ritual in the Nakajima Islands where people receive cut-paper pieces and carry on a tradition of prayer