Saga Prefecture・Saga City
Mishima no Kasedori
The sound of green bamboo and visiting deities protect Mishima’s Little New Year
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Nagasaki Prefecture・Sasebo City
Kirakira Festival
A winter tradition in central Sasebo, brightening the city with lights and music
Nagasaki Prefecture・Shimabara City
Shimabara Water Festival
A summer festival illuminating a town of spring water with Japanese umbrellas and lanterns
Kumamoto Prefecture・Mashiki Town
Togawa Shishimai
An autumn festival in Mashiki Town, passed down through a dance of sparks and male and female lions
Kumamoto Prefecture・Yamaga City
Yamaga Lantern Festival
A traditional Yamaga summer-night spectacle illuminated by gold lanterns and the Yoheho-bushi
Oita Prefecture・Bungo-ono City
Ontake Kagura
A traditional performing art of Bungo-ono, passed down through myth-inspired dance and music
Oita Prefecture・Nakatsu City
Kakize Kagura
Nakatsu Kakize's Iwato Kagura, passed down through the hot-water halberd and fire-walking
Oita Prefecture・Kitsuki City
Kitsuki Bon Odori
The spirit of Kitsuki’s Bon season carried on through drumbeats and a gentle circular dance
Oita Prefecture・Yufu City
Shonai Kagura
Drums and flutes resound in Shonai, Yufu, as kagura dances are passed down through generations