Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Jōhana Hikiyama Festival
A festival pageant of three centuries: Jōhana’s streets adorned by dashi and iori-uta
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Iwate Prefecture・Hanamaki City
Hayachine Kagura
Dances by two kagura troupes carrying on the mountain faith
Miyagi Prefecture・Ishinomaki City
Ogatsu Hoin Kagura
Ogatsu kagura, carrying on Shugendo prayers through yudate and masked dance
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Matsudate Tenmangu Sandaiyama Shishi Daigongen Mai
Matsudate’s Offering Kagura: Prayers Through Lion Dancing and Boiling-Water Rites
Yamagata Prefecture・Yonezawa City
Shiono Bishamondo Festival
Shiono’s festival, where red-and-black shishi and a rampaging mikoshi charge across the temple grounds
Gunma Prefecture・Maebashi City
Maebashi Otorisai Festival
A Maebashi Tori no Ichi festival featuring prayers to the Yatagarasu and dedicated performances
Tokyo Metropolis・Higashikurume City
Minamisawa Shishimai
Minamisawa’s autumn festival, where three lions and a variety of performing arts are passed down
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Kōno Matsuri
Prayers for Sagami conveyed through six shrines’ mikoshi and a traditional seating dialogue
Toyama Prefecture・Toyama City, Imizu City, Kurobe City
Etchu no Chigo Mai
Etchu no Chigo Mai: carried onto the stage, passed down without touching the ground