Miyagi Prefecture
Donto Festival
A Miyagi fire festival where New Year decorations are sent off in a sacred fire as people pray for a year free of misfortune
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Akita Prefecture・Ogachi District
Ebisu Dawara
A traditional harvest-prayer event featuring a rice-bale mikoshi and songs parading through town
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Onagori Festival
A festival celebrating summer’s farewell, where festivals from across Japan meet in the streets of Noshiro
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Noshiro Yaku Tanabata
A Tanabata festival of castle-shaped lantern floats crossing Noshiro at night and shachi ornaments dancing down the river
Yamagata Prefecture・Yonezawa City
Shiono Bishamondo Festival
Shiono’s festival, where red-and-black shishi and a rampaging mikoshi charge across the temple grounds
Ibaraki Prefecture・Tsukuba City
Mount Tsukuba Maple Festival
An autumn mountain festival amid Mount Tsukuba’s foliage and nighttime lights
Saitama Prefecture・Honjo City
Honjo Matsuri
An autumn festival in Honjo-juku, brought to life by mikoshi and magnificent dashi
Toyama Prefecture・Imizu City
Hojozu Hikiyama Festival
A procession of 13 dashi brings color to the port town, with hanayama by day and lantern-lit dashi by night
Ishikawa Prefecture・Suzu City
Iida-machi Tōrōyama Festival
Iida-machi’s summer festival, lit up by a giant Tōrōyama and festival songs