Gunma Prefecture・Maebashi City
The Shinkō of Ninomiya Akagi Shrine
Tracing the shinkō tradition passed down in Ninomiya-cho
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Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Akumabarai (Fujikawa)
A protective event in Fujikawa, where children visit homes throughout the area with a lion head and calls
Saitama Prefecture・Kawagoe City
Manguri
A summer event in Kamiterayama, where the bonten receives prayers, passes through the district, and is purified with water
Saitama Prefecture・Higashichichibu Village
Shiraishi no Kamiokuri
The prayers of Shiraishi: visiting three Yasaka Shrines and sending calamity away to the Tsukigawa River
Saitama Prefecture・Kumagaya City
Oegawa Lion Festival
A traditional lion festival winding through Oegawa to spirited shouts
Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Kadodaira Mushioshiri
A summer event in Minano, sending misfortune from the mountain village away with okuri-dake bamboo poles and the sound of drums
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Tsukagoe Flower Festival
A rural flower festival where wildflowers are scattered and a flower pavilion makes its way along
Chiba Prefecture・Tako Town
Ushio Snake Festival
Ushio’s traditional shinji, in which a straw serpent made its way to the guardian shrine
Chiba Prefecture・Asahi City
Raijin Shrine’s Gojinkō
A once-every-20-years ritual, with a mikoshi procession from Asahi City to the beach at Tokawa