Kitano Tenmangu Setsubun Festival
Kitano Tenmangu’s Setsubun Festival, with kyogen, dance, and bean throwing following prayers to ward off misfortune
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Kitano Tenmangu’s Setsubun Festival, with kyogen, dance, and bean throwing following prayers to ward off misfortune
Chants passed down at Enkoji Temple and graceful Bon Odori dancing
Mugiwara Ondo, passed down in Itami, where everyday gestures become dance
Ondo singing echoing through the port town and Bon Odori kuchidoki verses preserved in ledgers
A traditional dedication dance from Kui-cho, adorned with hats and taiko
A traditional event in Kitahiroshima Town that sends away pests through song and dance and prays for a bountiful harvest
An Obon dance passed down in Yuki, sending off the spirits and praying for a good harvest
Yoshida’s autumn festival brings the Nanyo region’s processional floats to life amid its old streets
A large character-shaped fire lighting up the night sky, passed down at Jūdaiji Mountain