Hokusei and Kumano Kujira-fune Events
A spirited battle between the kujira-fune and whale, passed down as a local tradition
Explore Japanese festivals matching Mikoshi and dashi. Find dates, highlights and travel information for your visit. Page 50.
A spirited battle between the kujira-fune and whale, passed down as a local tradition
Omi no Sato Matsuri, where bonds between settlements live on in the mikoshi and banners
Mikoshi and traditional dances: the shinkō performances that live on in Shikanoshima
An autumn festival that carries Asakura’s harvest forward through the miyaza and its procession
A festival of purification, where mikoshi wind through Furubira and tengu meet flames
A traditional dance with bows and swords, leading Kafuka’s mikoshi
Toyoma’s autumn festival, told through dashi featuring rocky mountains and figures
An autumn festival at Gassan Shrine, with a mikoshi procession through the streets of Masuda