Hyogo Prefecture・Himeji City
Nada Fighting Festival
A powerful autumn festival in Himeji, where mikoshi and floats resound together
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Oita Prefecture・Kunisaki City
Kebesu Festival
Kunisaki’s traditional fire festival, where Kebesu and Touba send sparks flying
Niigata Prefecture・Niigata City
Kuzutsuka Festival
Kuzutsuka's autumn festival, where lantern processions meet the rhythms of kagura
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Tochigi Prefecture・Ichikai
Tanobe no Tenasai
Hayashi music and lanterns around the Tendana, followed by the spirited hadaka-momi at night
Toyama Prefecture・Oyabe City
Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival
A rice-planting festival where glowing large lanterns race through Tsuzawa at night
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Okayama Prefecture・Okayama City
Saidaiji Eyo
A 500-year-old Eyo contest for the shingi in the sacred darkness
Aichi Prefecture・Toyohashi City
Toyohashi Oni Festival
A centuries-old Toyohashi festival where a red demon and a tengu dance, while white powder and candy cleanse the town
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Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Amatsu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Itoigawa Fighting Festival)
A spring festival in Itoigawa featuring a contest between 2 mikoshi and celebratory Bugaku
Tokyo Metropolis・Higashikurume City
Minamisawa Shishimai
Minamisawa’s autumn festival, where three lions and a variety of performing arts are passed down