Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kamigo Little New Year Festival
Yokooka and Omori’s Little New Year: A Tradition Passed Down Through Fire, Song, and Children
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Yamagata Prefecture・Tsuruoka City
The huge-torch ritual of the Shoreisai Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival on Mount Haguro, where wishes are entrusted to huge torches
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Sagicho
Flames rising on the beach and a tug-of-war between sea and land mark Oiso’s Little New Year
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Yuki Matsuri
A Dengaku ritual in Anan Town, where the flames of a giant torch and masked dances continue until dawn
Shizuoka Prefecture・Makinohara City
Hirugaya no Ta-asobi
Hirugaya no Ta-asobi: depicting a year of rice cultivation through calls and gestures
Aomori Prefecture・Hirosaki City, Hirakawa City
Tsugaru Nanokado Festival
Entrusting hopes for a good harvest to willow, fire, and drums: a New Year ritual in Tsugaru
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kisakata Bon Hut Ceremony
A summer tradition in Kisakata: welcoming and sending off ancestors with seaside Bon huts and fire
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performing arts of Sakabe Winter Festival
Sakabe Winter Festival, with flames, hot water, and masked dances continuing until dawn
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
The performing arts of the Snow Festival
Ancient dances and flames of Niino, turning snow into a sign of a good harvest