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Miyazaki Prefecture・Saito City
Saito Kofun Festival
A Saito festival illuminated by torches among the kofun and dances of Japanese mythology
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Gifu Prefecture・Hida City
Kitsunebi Festival
A fox wedding lights up Furukawa’s streets beneath the glow of torches
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Shizuoka Prefecture・Shimada City
Shimada Mage Festival
A traditional event bringing the beauty of Japanese hairstyles and hand dances to the streets of Shimada
Hiroshima Prefecture・Onomichi City
Innoshima Suigun Festival
A festival on Innoshima where the history of the Murakami Suigun comes alive amid the sea and flames
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Ended
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City
Shizuoka Festival
A spring festival of cherry blossoms and historical pageantry in Sunpu, associated with Lord Ieyasu
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Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Izushi Hatsuma Festival
Prayers and festivities at Izushi Hatsuma, welcoming spring to the castle town
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Miyagi Prefecture・Tome City
Yonekawa no Mizukaburi
A fire-prevention ritual passed down in Yonekawa, with a group in straw costumes racing through town
Hokkaido・Abashiri City
Orochon Fire Festival
A summer festival in Abashiri, with dances around a bonfire and northern dances echoing
Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Tsuruga Nishimachi Tug-of-War
A great tug-of-war between Ebisu and Daikoku to divine the year’s fishing and harvest prospects