Kumamoto Prefecture・Yamaga City
Yamaga Lantern Festival
A traditional Yamaga summer-night spectacle illuminated by gold lanterns and the Yoheho-bushi
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Okinawa Prefecture・Nago City
Hōnen Festival (Kayo)
A harvest festival carried on through prayers to the lion and Kayo dances
Hokkaido・Sapporo City
YOSAKOI Soran Festival
A festival that brings the sounds and dances of the Soran Bushi folk song to the streets of Sapporo
Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Imamiya Matsuri
A festival of the ancient capital, with mikoshi and kenhoko halberds traveling through Nishijin
Hyogo Prefecture・Kobe City
Ryukyu Festival
An autumn celebration of Ryukyu culture, with Okinawan sounds and flavors bringing Nagata to life
Akita Prefecture・Yurihonjo City, Nikaho City
Lion Dance Bangaku of the Northern Foothills of Mount Chokai
Bangaku passed down in a region where faith in Mount Chokai and lion dances thrive
Niigata Prefecture・Yahiko Village
Yahiko Shrine’s bugaku
Children’s bugaku and traditional dances passed down through Yahiko’s Shinto rites
Kochi Prefecture・Niyodogawa Town
Akiba Festival performances
The Akiba Festival: A procession accompanying the mikoshi, enlivened by torimono and dance
Miyazaki Prefecture・Morotsuka Village
Morotsuka Kagura
Kagura dances guided by sacred masks, passed down in the mountain villages of Morotsuka