Nagano Prefecture・Ueda City
Isshin Shrine Festival
The prayers of Isshin, passed down through barefoot fire-walking and blade-walking
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Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
The Sending Away of the God of Poverty and the God of Colds in Iriyamabe Narao
Narao’s event, in which a straw horse is pulled and entrusted to the flames to send away the plague god
Nagano Prefecture・Nagano City
Higashiyokota Mushiokuri Event
Higashiyokota’s summer event: sending off pests and entrusting them to fire and river
Nagano Prefecture・Takamori Town
Yoshida no Enka
Handmade fireworks offered at Yoshida Jinja, with records dating back to the Genroku era
Shizuoka Prefecture・Izunokuni City
Kawakannjo
A Bon-season event in Ohito, entrusting prayers to a torch-bearing raft set afloat on the Kano River
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kawanehoncho
Hiraya no Nagashitai
Hiraya’s summer tradition: sending a flaming tai down the Oi River, carrying prayers onward
Aichi Prefecture・Shinshiro City
Tenno Festival (Shinshiro City)
Two boats aglow at Kaikura: the Tenno Festival with Gion hayashi music and fireworks
Aichi Prefecture・Shinshiro City
Nabazuru Manto
A pot-handle shape traced by torches, a summer farewell fire glowing on the mountainside
Aichi Prefecture・Nishio City
Kagi Mando
Key-shaped fires floating in the night sky above Mount Mando