Horoha-yama Shimotsuki Kagura
Traditional kagura where boiling cauldrons and miko dances carry through the night
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Traditional kagura where boiling cauldrons and miko dances carry through the night
A traditional Nanao festival where crimson frame banners and Sarutahiko make their way through the autumn countryside
Four days in Sarama, connected by prayer and Kuicha
An event carrying on Akina’s ancient prayers to welcome the spirits of rice from the mountains and sea
A Kitakami folk performing arts festival enlivened by group Onikenbai dances, lanterns, and fireworks
An Okayama summer festival entrusting prayers for a good harvest to a procession of seedlings and ohata banners
A traditional fire-and-water festival, with mikoshi shaped like fans and large torches heading toward Nachi Falls
A vivid agricultural tableau in Kitahiroshima Town, brought to life by decorated oxen and rice-planting songs
A Mutsumi festival preserving the history of the Yuki Saida and rice-planting culture