Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City, Wajima City, Suzu City, Anamizu Town, Noto Town, Shika Town
Noto Kiriko festivals
A festival of prayer, with giant kiriko illuminating Noto’s towns
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Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Bon Odori
A summer night in Niino, sending off the spirits through song and circle dances
Gifu Prefecture・Kasamatsu
Kasamatsu River Festival
A summer festival of floating lanterns and fireworks on the Kiso River
Gifu Prefecture・Gifu City
Gifu Matsuri
Gifu’s spring festival of dashi and mikoshi, with performances by mechanical puppets
Shizuoka Prefecture・Iwata City
Enshu Kakezuka Kifune Shrine Annual Festival
A festival in which magnificent dashi, adorned with lanterns and music, parade through Kakezuka
Aichi Prefecture・Handa City
Handa Dashi Festival
A festival held once every 5 years, bringing Handa’s dashi culture together in one place
Mie Prefecture・Yokkaichi City
Matsubara Ishidori Festival
The festival floats of Matsubara district, with their ringing gongs and drums, and the festival at Shomu Tenno Shrine
Osaka Prefecture・Moriguchi City
Terakata Lantern Dance
Moriguchi’s distinctive Bon Odori, danced with a lantern in one hand
Osaka Prefecture・Tondabayashi City, Kawachinagano City, Taishi Town, Kanan Town, Chihayaakasaka Village
Minami-Kawachi Danjiri Festival
Autumn in Minami-Kawachi, where danjiri and pullers’ songs bring each area’s festivals to life