Ishikawa Prefecture・Kaga
Takewari Festival
A strange festival of racing past flames, splitting green bamboo, and sending a large rope down the river
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Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Tsuruga Nishimachi Tug-of-War
A great tug-of-war between Ebisu and Daikoku to divine the year’s fishing and harvest prospects
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Snow Festival
A dengaku festival where snow is seen as a sign of a good harvest and masked deities dance through the night
Shizuoka Prefecture・Fujinomiya City
Fuji Makigari Festival
A festival that illuminates waterfalls and highlands associated with Yoritomo with lights and bonfires
Aichi Prefecture・Shitara Town
Sankō Festival
A night in Okumikawa filled with the deities’ dialogue and dances around a cauldron for heating water
Aichi Prefecture・Toyokawa City
Toyokawa Tezutsu Festival
Toyokawa’s summer skies ablaze with the inherited tradition of tezutsu fireworks
Mie Prefecture・Yokkaichi City
Amagasuka Imochi Ritual
Amagasuka’s mushiokuri, when torches and drums protected the rice fields
Kyoto Prefecture・Seika Town and Kizugawa City
Igomori Festival
A South Yamashiro ritual that reflects New Year prayers in silence and the glow of great torches
Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Izushi Domain Summer Festival
The castle town of Izushi, lit by lanterns and wind chimes on a summer evening