Akita Prefecture・Kitaakita City, Kamikoani Village
Mantobiro in the Ani Region
Fire-lit words passed down through the community on a spring equinox night
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Yamagata Prefecture・Higashine City
Higashine Tanabata Festival event
Higashine’s moving Tanabata, with handmade lanterns traveling through the community
Ibaraki Prefecture・Hitachiōmiya City
Rokuji-sama
Rokuji-sama: carrying flower decorations through the settlement and preserving prayers for protection from epidemics
Tochigi Prefecture・Ichikai
Hie and Kumano Shrine Hassaku Festival
The Hie and Kumano Shrine Hassaku Festival, passed down through Ichikai
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Roppo Osuzumi Festival
A Roppo ritual that brings the glow of hoto and the mikoshi procession to the shrine approach at night
Nagano Prefecture・Saku City
Kasuga Hongo District Dosojin Festival
Kasuga Hongo's Dosojin Festival, with lantern-lit mikoshi traveling through the winter night
Nagano Prefecture・Azumino City
The Shibafune and Doll Decorations of Ushio Shinmeigu Shrine
A night festival in Ushio, where candlelit Shibafune pass beneath the Mikan Lantern
Aichi Prefecture・Miyoshi City
Miyoshi Inarikaku Summer Grand Festival Dedication Events
A summer festival and intangible folk cultural property passed down in Miyoshi
Aichi Prefecture・Western Owari
Owari Western Children’s Zairen
A summer in western Owari brightened by lanterns and prayers lit by children