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Kyoto Prefecture・Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City
Mibu-dera Setsubun Festival
A Kyoto Setsubun festival to ward off misfortune with horoku offerings and Mibu Kyogen
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City
Senbon Enmado Gokyo Setsubun Festival
A Setsubun festival featuring the chant “Demons in too” and nenbutsu kyogen
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Kyoto Prefecture・Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Heian Jingu Setsubun Festival
A Setsubun festival featuring the ancient-style Da Na no Gi and the Oni no Mai
Kyoto Prefecture・Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Shogoin Setsubun-e
A distinctive Shogoin Setsubun observance that guides demons to reform instead of driving them away
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Nara Prefecture・Asuka Village
Ondasai
Asuka’s Ondasai: rice-planting actions and rituals unique to a strange festival
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Aomori Prefecture・Hashikami Town
Hashikami Wase Enburi Festival
A winter festival that welcomes spring early with early-season enburi and Hashikami soba
Aomori Prefecture・Hachinohe City
Hachinohe Sansha Taisai Festival
Traditional processions from 3 shrines, with mikoshi and dashi floats bringing color to Hachinohe’s summer
Iwate Prefecture・Morioka City
Morioka Sansa Odori
A festival where Morioka dances through summer to the sounds of drums and flutes
Akita Prefecture・Oga City
Namahage Sedo Festival
Oga's Namahage culture, illuminated by the saitō fire against the snowy mountain