Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kuta no Hanagasa Odori
A night in Kuta, where flower-hat lanterns meet the rhythm of drums
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kizugawa City
The Miyaza Ceremonies of Wakedonomiya
Ancient rites of farming and prayer, preserved by 8 miyaza
Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Goryo Suijin Festival
Goryo Suijin Festival: entrusting wishes to a straw boat and setting it adrift on the Tone River
Toyama Prefecture・Kurobe City
Oyama Tanabata Nagashi
A night in Oyama, with handmade dolls and boats adorning the Tanabata river
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Kotoyoka Observances
A winter tradition in Matsumoto: warding off misfortune with straw figures and prayers
Nara Prefecture・Nara City, Yamatotakada City, Yamatokoriyama City, Tenri City, Kashihara City, Sakurai City, Gose City, Kawanishi Town, Miyake Town, Tawaramoto Town
Yamato Nogami Rituals
Straw snakes wind through local communities in Nara, carrying prayers for the rice harvest
Ehime Prefecture・Ikata Town
The first-obon customs of the Shadasaki Peninsula
Shadasaki’s first-obon customs: turning dolls and sending boats adrift
Fukuoka Prefecture・Ashiya Town
Ashiya’s Hachisaku event
Ashiya Town’s handmade Hachisaku event, wishing for children’s healthy growth
Kumamoto Prefecture・Yatsushiro City, Ashikita Town
Yatsushiro and Ashikita’s Tanabata Rope
Yatsushiro and Ashikita’s Tanabata Rope: Straw Crafts and Stars Entrusted to a Rope Stretched Above a River