Murakami Grand Festival
A traditional castle-town festival featuring mikoshi and 19 oshagiri
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A traditional castle-town festival featuring mikoshi and 19 oshagiri
A Maebashi Tori no Ichi festival featuring prayers to the Yatagarasu and dedicated performances
Maebashi’s New Year market, brought to life by daruma dolls and the market deity
Hikawa's grand festival, carried on through bonfires and Tokaichi
Chinese lantern plants and a variety of summer events enliven Jindaiji Temple’s festival days
A summer festival in Kibashi where a giant guzu parades through town, dispelling misfortune with fire and dance
A historical festival remembering Oishi Riku and exploring the streets of Toyooka
A day at Shibayama Port, enjoying snow crab and giving thanks for the bounty of the fishery
A Kusayama celebration where fireworks and dekotora lights brighten the mountain village’s night sky