Kyoto Prefecture・Kyotamba Town
Shitsumi Hachimangu Autumn Festival
An autumn festival of music and vibrant yama-hoko floats among cedar trees
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Hyogo Prefecture・Itami City
Sesshu Hyogo Kudoku Bon Odori
Mugiwara Ondo, passed down in Itami, where everyday gestures become dance
Hyogo Prefecture・Himeji City
Asahidani Hiage (Hiage)
Asahidani’s Obon fire festival, carrying Atago’s sacred fire to a bamboo basket
Nara Prefecture・Gose City
Gose Lantern Offering
Great lanterns lighting up Gose at night, with the light of offerings passed down through generations
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
The Shinko procession of Hijiri Shrine
A festival tracing the Shinko procession of Hijiri Shrine, cherished in Gyotoku
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City, Yazu Town, Chizu Town
Hanakago Festival
An offering festival where five-colored flower baskets and Kirin Shishimai bring color to a mountain village
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
Shimane Prefecture・Iinan Town
The Otaue Shinji at Kakui Hachimangu Shrine
Kakui’s rice-planting ritual, praying for a bountiful harvest through a mock ox plowing the fields
Okayama Prefecture・Tsuyama City
Niino Festival
Niino’s Autumn Festival, Bringing Together 7 Mikoshi and Shishimai