Kyoto Prefecture・Yosano Town
Goshinka Kansha Taisai
Yosano’s Prayer of Gratitude for the Fire That Lights Our Lives
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka City
Hozu Fire Festival
The prayers of Hozu, carried on in a procession of lanterns and around a great fire
Kyoto Prefecture・Nantan City
Ōharae-shiki and Saitansai
Nantan’s New Year transition, illuminated by the Mantō-e lantern ceremony and prayers at the sacred-tree burning
Kyoto Prefecture・Muko City
Muko Shrine Ohitaki Festival
A festival at Muko Shrine where about 10,000 firewood sticks are burned to pray for good health and good fortune
Hyogo Prefecture・Himeji City
Asahidani Hiage (Hiage)
Asahidani’s Obon fire festival, carrying Atago’s sacred fire to a bamboo basket
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
Karo Shrine Spring Festival
A spring festival tradition linking Karo’s sea and its mikoshi
Shimane Prefecture・Oki Islands Town
Imatsu Tondo
Imatsu’s daring fire festival, where people chase bamboo as it falls into the sea
Kochi Prefecture・Shimanto City
Daimonji Okuribi
A large character-shaped fire lighting up the night sky, passed down at Jūdaiji Mountain
Fukuoka Prefecture・Kitakyushu City
Mekari Ceremony
The Kanmon Strait, guided by torchlight; prayers for the sea passed down through generations