Hyogo Prefecture・Kato City
The Sacred Dance of Kamikamo Sumiyoshi Shrine
Kato’s traditional performing arts, brought to life by sacred torches and ancient dances
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Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Hiroi Mantobimatsuri
A line of lights illuminating the farm road—a prayerful flame passed down in Hiroi
Wakayama Prefecture・Shingu City
Oto Matsuri
A traditional festival of sacred fire and white-clad participants racing down Mount Kamikura
Wakayama Prefecture・Katsuragi Town
Hanazono no Ota-mai
A ta-asobi folk performance handed down in Hanazono, tracing a year of rice cultivation through song and dance
Okayama Prefecture・Misaki
Gohō Festival
Torchlight and conch shells illuminate a nighttime rite passed down in Misaki
Hiroshima Prefecture・Fukuyama City
Otebi Festival
A fire festival passed down in Tomonoura, with people carrying flames up the stone steps
Fukuoka Prefecture・Miyama City
Watase Gion Festival
A Gion Festival where a fire-breathing Daijayama and drums bring summer to Watase
Kumamoto Prefecture・Yamaga City
Yamaga Lantern Festival
A traditional Yamaga summer-night spectacle illuminated by gold lanterns and the Yoheho-bushi
Oita Prefecture・Nakatsu City
Kakize Kagura
Nakatsu Kakize's Iwato Kagura, passed down through the hot-water halberd and fire-walking