Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Gokayama’s Songs and Dances
The spirit of mountain villages carried by the folk songs and dances of Gokayama
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Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Anan Town, Tenryu Village, Yasuoka Village
Shimoina Kake Odori
A Shimoina dance that sends ancestral spirits and prayers on the beat of drums and gongs
Gifu Prefecture・Ibigawa Town
Higashitsukumi no Kamakura Odori
A traditional performing art of Higashitsukumi, passed down through drums and dance, with performers carrying horo
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City
Bon Odori of Utogi and Hirano
A mountain-village Bon Odori where lanterns, drums, songs, and dance send off the ancestors
Shizuoka Prefecture・Atami City, Ito City, and Higashi-Izu Town
Kashima Odori in the Higashi-Izu region
A dedication performance from Higashi-Izu, brought together by gohei wands, fans, song, and drums
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・Maibara City
Asahi Hōnen Taiko Odori
A traditional Maibara performing art with pounding drums and prayers for rain
Shiga Prefecture・Koka City
Abira Taiko Odori
A devotional dance passed down in Abira, led by conch shells and drums
Shiga Prefecture
Omi no Sato Matsuri
Omi no Sato Matsuri, where bonds between settlements live on in the mikoshi and banners