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Gifu Prefecture・Gifu City
Gifu Nobunaga Festival
An autumn festival honoring Lord Nobunaga with a samurai procession and events throughout the city
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Kagoshima Prefecture・Ichikikushikino City
Ichiki Tanabata Odori
Ichiki Tanabata Odori: carrying on the sound of drums and the memories of the community
Shizuoka Prefecture・Minami-Izu Town
Koina Tiger Dance
A spirited traditional performance of Wato-na and the tiger on a beachside tiger stage
Tokyo Metropolis・Kita City
Akabane Baka Festival
A spring grand parade bringing music, dancing, and mikoshi to the streets of Akabane
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Nara Prefecture・Asuka Village
Ondasai
Asuka’s Ondasai: rice-planting actions and rituals unique to a strange festival
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
Miyagi Prefecture・Sendai
Kawamae Shishi-odori and Kawamae Kenbu
A folk performing art passed down in Kawamae, where shishi-odori and kenbu come together
Kagoshima Prefecture
The Tradition of Satsuma Horse Dancing
Satsuma’s offering performance, with decorated horses and dancers
Kagoshima Prefecture・Minamitane Town
The parlor dance of Minamitane, Tanegashima
Songs and improvised dance alive in Minamitane’s celebratory parlors