Okinawa Prefecture・Taketomi Town
Iriomote Island’s Shichisai Festival
Iriomote Island’s festival marking a turning point in the year, welcoming a bountiful harvest from the sea and connecting prayers with performing arts
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Okinawa Prefecture・Yonaguni Town
The performing arts of Yonaguni Island’s festivals
Discover songs and dances passed down at the utaki, and the prayers of Yonaguni
Fukushima Prefecture・Iwaki City
Goho-den Dengaku and Lion Dances
A Festival in Iwaki Alive with Dueling Hoko, Dengaku, and Four Lion Dances
Ishikawa Prefecture・Noto Town
The Idori Festival at Ukawa Sugawara Shrine
A festival where you encounter Noto’s words and prayers surrounding a large kagami mochi
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Komagane City, Takagi Village
Ina Valley Koto Yōka observances
An Ina Valley folk observance that sends misfortune away with sasa bamboo and Buddhist invocations
Nagano Prefecture・Iiyama City, Kijimadaira Village
The Hashiramatsu Festival of Northern Shinano
A traditional festival of Northern Shinano where fire is contested and the harvest and peace throughout the land are divined
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Kotoyoka Observances
A winter tradition in Matsumoto: warding off misfortune with straw figures and prayers
Mie Prefecture・Owase City
The New Year’s observances of Owase Kukiura
A New Year’s observance where prayers of a fishing town live on through a great bonfire, kagura, and archery
Shiga Prefecture・Omihachiman City
Omihachiman Fire Festival
A festival of fire passed down in Omihachiman, brought to life by Sagicho floats and torches