Aichi Prefecture・Toyota City
Ayado’s Night Nenbutsu and Bon Odori
Ayado’s traditional Bon observance, with lanterns and the sound of gongs echoing through the mountain village
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Mie Prefecture・Toba City
Shima Kamo Five Villages Bon Festival observance
Bon prayers passed down through chanting dances and the flames of the hashiramatsu
Osaka Prefecture・Osaka City
Bugaku at the Shoryoe
Gagaku and bugaku associated with Prince Shōtoku, passed down on the stone stage
Hyogo Prefecture・Minami-Awaji City
Aman no Furyū Ō-odori Ko-odori
Two Furyū dances from Ama, expressing gratitude for the rain through dance
Hyogo Prefecture・Ako City
Sakoshi Boat Festival
A traditional boat festival in which a fleet carrying memories of the port town crosses Sakoshi Bay
Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kuta no Hanagasa Odori
A night in Kuta, where flower-hat lanterns meet the rhythm of drums
Okayama Prefecture・Maniwa City
Omiya Odori
A summer circle dance passed down to the beat of Hiruzen lanterns and taiko
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Omura's Kori Sando (Suko Odori, Okita Odori, and Kuromaru Odori)
Omura's celebrations and elegant traditions carried on through three dances
Nagasaki Prefecture・Tsushima City
Tsushima Bon Odori
A Bon dance of fans and drums passed down in Tsushima’s villages