Tochigi Prefecture・Nikko City
Kawamata Imamiya-sama no Okomori
Kawamata’s late-night ritual connecting the shrine on Mount Atago with the temporary shrine
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Saitama Prefecture・Kumagaya City
Suga Hiro Autumn Festival “Sasara”
Suga Hiro’s autumn festival, brought to life by the sound of the sasara and three lions
Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Tatsuzawa no Mushio-kuri
A prayer to send the village’s epidemics beyond the mountain settlement, entrusted to the bonten and hayashi music
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Kuchi Hachimangu Shrine Festival Rites
Festival rites in Shimokuchi, Sado, preserved in medieval records
Fukui Prefecture・Minamiechizen Town
Ueno Bon Odori
A traditional Bon Odori in Ueno, Minamiechizen Town, featuring folk songs and costumes
Yamanashi Prefecture・Hokuto City
Shimokuraishi Shishimai and Dosojin Festival
The Onna-shishi Dance and the Little New Year in Hakushu, watched over by Dosojin
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Hiyoshi Okkuwa Festival
A festival in which a mikoshi bearing a hoe-shaped object travels through a mountain village, carrying prayers for a good harvest
Mie Prefecture・Odai Town
Kawazoe Shrine Gomikake Festival
A shrine festival in Tochihara, where hopes for a good harvest are entrusted to archery and the Naematsu ceremony
Kyoto Prefecture・Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City
Kitano Tenmangu Setsubun Festival
Kitano Tenmangu’s Setsubun Festival, with kyogen, dance, and bean throwing following prayers to ward off misfortune