Tokyo Metropolis・Taito City
Tokyo Jidai Festival
A grand procession tracing Edo-Tokyo history through Asakusa
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Tokyo Metropolis・Higashikurume City
Minamisawa Shishimai
Minamisawa’s autumn festival, where three lions and a variety of performing arts are passed down
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Kōno Matsuri
Prayers for Sagami conveyed through six shrines’ mikoshi and a traditional seating dialogue
Kanagawa Prefecture・Miura City
Chakkirako
Misaki’s Little New Year dance, passed down with fans and ayadake bamboo sticks
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hadano City
Hadano Tobacco Festival
A festival where the memories of leaf-tobacco farming live on, and fire and dance brighten the city
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yugawara Town
Yoshihama Kashima Odori
A circular and line dance passed down in Yoshihama, traced by fans and paper streamers
Niigata Prefecture・Kashiwazaki City
Gion Kashiwazaki Festival
A summer festival bringing Kashiwazaki by the sea to life with songs, dashi, and grand fireworks
Niigata Prefecture・Niigata City
Niitsu Summer Festival
Niitsu’s summer, where folk dance meets the spectacle of dashi
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Hakusan Shrine Bugaku
Children’s bugaku dances set against the pondside stage and bridgeway