Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Oshu Mizusawa Summer Festival
A summer festival of songs and dances brightening the streets of Mizusawa
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Iwate Prefecture・Kitakami City
Oni Kenbai
A powerful Kitakami group dance, with Buddha masks and nenbutsu chants
Iwate Prefecture・Hanamaki City
Hayachine Kagura
Dances by two kagura troupes carrying on the mountain faith
Iwate Prefecture・Shiwa Town
Yamaya Taue-odori
A rice-planting dance that depicts a year of rice farming through song and dance, with spinning flower hats
Miyagi Prefecture・Ishinomaki City
Ogatsu Hoin Kagura
Ogatsu kagura, carrying on Shugendo prayers through yudate and masked dance
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Onagori Festival
A festival celebrating summer’s farewell, where festivals from across Japan meet in the streets of Noshiro
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Dainichido Bugaku
An ancient Kazuno dance tradition brought to life by the dances of four settlements and the flag-raising
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Matsudate Tenmangu Sandaiyama Shishi Daigongen Mai
Matsudate’s Offering Kagura: Prayers Through Lion Dancing and Boiling-Water Rites
Fukushima Prefecture・Koriyama City
Utsukushima Yosakoi Festival
A Fukushima YOSAKOI stage filled with the sound of naruko clappers and local music