Osaka Prefecture・Tondabayashi City
PL Art of Fireworks Festival for the Founder’s Festival
Grand fireworks once lit up the night sky over Tondabayashi during the Founder’s Festival
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Chiba Prefecture・Minamiboso City
Shirama-tsu no Omachi (Grand Festival) Events
A grand festival held once every 4 years, when large banners representing the sun and moon adorn Shirama-tsu
Kagoshima Prefecture・Sōo City
Iwakawa Yagoro Doll Festival
An autumn sacred procession led through Iwakawa by the giant Yagoro-don
Saitama Prefecture・Tsurugashima City
Suneori Rain-Praying Ritual
A giant dragon-serpent circles a pond as people pray for the blessing of rain in Tsurugashima
Tottori Prefecture・Yonago City
Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War
The Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War: carrying a giant straw snake and divining the harvest
Miyazaki Prefecture・Miyakonojo City, Nichinan City
Hyuga Yagoro Figure Event
Giant Yagoro-don figures and autumn festival processions in southern Kyushu
Chiba Prefecture・Nagareyama City
Large Shimenawa Event
Nagareyama’s large shimenawa-making tradition brings the community together
Nagano Prefecture・Komoro City
Mikage Shinden Dosojin Festival
The Mikage Shinden Dosojin Festival, passed down through dashi aglow with lanterns
Aichi Prefecture・Handa City
Shimohanda and Okkawa Festival events
Handa in spring: dashi guarding a mikoshi and the strength it takes to haul them up and down a steep slope