Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Matsudate Tenmangu Sandaiyama Shishi Daigongen Mai
Matsudate’s Offering Kagura: Prayers Through Lion Dancing and Boiling-Water Rites
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Fukushima Prefecture・Tanagura Town
Tsutsukowake Shrine Otaue
An ancient rice-field ritual dance in Tanagura, depicting a bountiful harvest on a taiko drum
Fukushima Prefecture・Koriyama City
Yanagihashi Kabuki
Rural kabuki in Yanagihashi, passed down by local people
Saitama Prefecture・Fukaya City
Yamakawa Yagibushi Odori
Yagibushi dancing and local memories passed down in Yamakawa
Tokyo Metropolis・Taito City
Tokyo Jidai Festival
A grand procession tracing Edo-Tokyo history through Asakusa
Tokyo Metropolis・Higashikurume City
Minamisawa Shishimai
Minamisawa’s autumn festival, where three lions and a variety of performing arts are passed down
Kanagawa Prefecture・Miura City
Chakkirako
Misaki’s Little New Year dance, passed down with fans and ayadake bamboo sticks
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yugawara Town
Yoshihama Kashima Odori
A circular and line dance passed down in Yoshihama, traced by fans and paper streamers
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Hakusan Shrine Bugaku
Children’s bugaku dances set against the pondside stage and bridgeway