Gifu Prefecture・Gifu City
Gifu Matsuri
Gifu’s spring festival of dashi and mikoshi, with performances by mechanical puppets
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Gifu Prefecture・Hashima City
Takehana Festival
A spring festival in Takehana, enlivened by splendid dashi and karakuri
Gifu Prefecture・Gujo City
Nagataki Ennen
A traditional Hakusan festival where graceful ancient dances meet the flower-grabbing
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shimada City
Shimada Grand Festival
A traditional Shimada-juku procession featuring Ōyakkos carrying maru obi sashes
Shizuoka Prefecture・Mori Town
The Bugaku of Tōtōmi Mori
Twelve-part bugaku and a rich tradition of sacred dances at three shrines
Shizuoka Prefecture・Mori Town
Yamana Shrine Tenno Festival Bugaku
The Gion festival’s furyū dances at Yamana Shrine, performed in 8 dances by child performers
Aichi Prefecture・Shitara Town
Sankō Festival
A night in Okumikawa filled with the deities’ dialogue and dances around a cauldron for heating water
Aichi Prefecture・Toyokawa City
Toyokawa Tezutsu Festival
Toyokawa’s summer skies ablaze with the inherited tradition of tezutsu fireworks
Aichi Prefecture・Toyohashi City
Toyohashi Hanamatsuri
Carrying on the hometown’s masks, dancing Hanamatsuri in Toyohashi