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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Horoha-yama Shimotsuki Kagura
Traditional kagura where boiling cauldrons and miko dances carry through the night
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Kyoto Prefecture・Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Taisha Hitaki Festival
Fushimi’s fire festival, where more than 100,000 hitaki sticks are burned in gratitude for the autumn harvest
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Aomori Prefecture・Fujisaki Town
Fujisaki Autumn Festival
An autumn harvest festival celebrating the bounty of apples and rice throughout the town
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Asakura City
Oshiroi Festival
Asakura’s unusual festival, where white shitogi made from new rice carries hopes for a bountiful harvest
Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Sanpoku Botamochi Festival
A night of giving thanks for the harvest and celebrating community ties through large botamochi
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Yamaguchi Prefecture・Hofu
Warai-ko (Shinto Ritual)
A Hofu ritual entrusting gratitude and hopes for a good harvest to 3 rounds of laughter
Ended
Hokkaido・Shihoro Town
Shihoro Harvest Festival
An autumn festival in Shihoro to savor Shihoro beef and the bounty of the land
Ended
Mie Prefecture・Ise City
Kannamesai
Ise’s grand festival, offering thanks for the harvest at the Outer and Inner Shrines
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Shiga Prefecture・Yasu City
Mikami Zuiki Festival
An autumn harvest thanksgiving in Yasu, shared through zuiki mikoshi and the traditions of the miyaza