Hiroshima Prefecture・Akitakata City
Hokonomiya Shrine Ritual
An autumn offering ceremony brought to life by a procession, shishimai lion dancing, and distinctive stick-swinging
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Shobara City
Yuki Bon Odori
An Obon dance passed down in Yuki, sending off the spirits and praying for a good harvest
Tokushima Prefecture・Higashimiyoshi Town
Shimeage ritual
Kamo’s Deity-Sending Ritual: An Ancient Song Accompanied by the Sound of Chopsticks and Earthenware
Ehime Prefecture・Matsuyama City
Omidori Ritual
A ritual in the Nakajima Islands where people receive cut-paper pieces and carry on a tradition of prayer
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Muroto City Sakihama Hachimangu Shrine Traditional Rituals
An autumn festival in Muroto’s Sakihama area, where lion dances and improvisational theater are passed down
Kochi Prefecture・Kochi City
Hirose no Onabare
Hirose’s traditional culture, passed down through expressive makeup and dedicated performances
Fukuoka Prefecture・Miyama City
Gongenzan Hiko Shrine Otaue Festival Event, with Kayu Uranai
Praying for a bountiful harvest in Miyama, with a sacred rice paddy marked out in green bamboo
Fukuoka Prefecture・Kitakyushu City
Mekari Ceremony
The Kanmon Strait, guided by torchlight; prayers for the sea passed down through generations
Kagoshima Prefecture・Toshima Village
Kuchinoshima Bon Odori
Kuchinoshima’s Obon event, where oral dance and kyogen pass the island’s prayers down to the present