Shimane Prefecture・Gotsu City
Yamanaka Oaratame and Shishi-gari Event
A traditional Gotsu event where rice divination and arrows shot at rice cakes carry the hopes of the community
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Hiroshima City
Ato Kagura
Twelve kagura pieces and a jujutsu-inspired dance, passed down in Ato
Hiroshima Prefecture・Fuchu City
Yumi Kagura
A folk performing art of Fuchu, carrying prayers forward through the resonance of a bow and the melodies of kagura
Yamaguchi Prefecture・Nagato City
Takisaka Kagura
The world of Nagato’s prayers and kagura, passed down in a small dance space
Ehime Prefecture・Ainan
Masuda no Hanatori Odori
Masuda’s traditional performing art, with swords, sickles, and green bamboo crossed together
Kochi Prefecture・Niyodogawa Town
Ikegawa Kagura
Traditional kagura, with its costumes and music, alive in Niyodogawa Town
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Gichō Shrine Grand Festival
A traditional festival in Muroto featuring 263 offerings of taro rice cakes
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Kiragawa no Oda-mai
A stage for ritual rice-field play and traditional performing arts passed down in Kiragawa
Kochi Prefecture・Tsuno Town
Hayama no Hanatori Odori
A traditional offering dance in Tsuno Town, adorned with feathers and five-colored cloth