Gunma Prefecture・Katashina Village
Katashina Monkey Festival
Sekihan flies as a monkey performer is chased in this old festival preserved in Katashina Village
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Saitama Prefecture・Sakado City
Sakado Omiya Sumiyoshi Kagura
Sakado’s traditional kagura, where mythic dances and silent dramas come to life
Chiba Prefecture
Shirama-tsu Sasara Odori
A prayer dance with flower hats and sasara clappers passed down in Shirama-tsu
Chiba Prefecture・Inzai City
Shō Nenbutsu Odori of Rokuzanenbutsu
A traditional dance alive in Buzai, where drums and nenbutsu bring the circle together
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Otaue Ritual at Gosho Shrine
An ancient Sado ritual in which seven shrine attendants present prayers for the rice crop before the deity
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Ta-asobi Ritual at Hakusan Shrine
A Sado ritual that acts out rice planting with yuzuriha leaves and prays for a good harvest
Niigata Prefecture・Yahiko Village
Yahiko Shrine’s bugaku
Children’s bugaku and traditional dances passed down through Yahiko’s Shinto rites
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Toga Hatsu-uma Event
A Toga Little New Year event that brings good fortune with drums and a horse dance
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performance arts of the Mukai-kata Okiyome Festival
An ancient kagura tradition of Mukai-kata, Tenryu Village, passed down through boiling-water rites and dances