Nagano Prefecture・Okaya City, Shiojiri City
Enrei Onodachi Memorial Festival
A bow at the pass monument: a spring and autumn ceremony condensed into a few dozen seconds
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Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Snow Festival
A dengaku festival where snow is seen as a sign of a good harvest and masked deities dance through the night
Gifu Prefecture・Gifu City
Ikenoue Misogi Festival
A ritual in Ikenoue, where participants seek purification in the winter waters of the Nagara River
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shimada City
Shimada Grand Festival
A traditional Shimada-juku procession featuring Ōyakkos carrying maru obi sashes
Aichi Prefecture・Shitara Town
Sankō Festival
A night in Okumikawa filled with the deities’ dialogue and dances around a cauldron for heating water
Aichi Prefecture・Tokai City
Silent Bon Odori
Music in your ears, dancers in view: a silent Bon Odori
Kyoto Prefecture・Seika Town and Kizugawa City
Igomori Festival
A South Yamashiro ritual that reflects New Year prayers in silence and the glow of great torches
Shimane Prefecture・Nishinoshima Town
Deyanna Festival
A sacred abstinence festival where sake is brewed in silence and the island’s harvest is divined