Chiba Prefecture・Tateyama City
Suzaki Odori
A circular dance at Suzaki Shrine shaped by fans and drums, a prayer dance passed down through generations
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Chiba Prefecture・Inzai City
Shō Nenbutsu Odori of Rokuzanenbutsu
A traditional dance alive in Buzai, where drums and nenbutsu bring the circle together
Kanagawa Prefecture・Minamiashigara City
Ashigara Sasara Odori
A furyu dance passed down in Minamiashigara, adorned with binsasara and fans
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Tanabata Festival
A dragon made of bamboo decorations parades through Nishi-Koiso in a Tanabata festival that leads to the sea
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yokosuka City
Yokosuka’s Tiger Dance
A theatrical tradition alive in Yokosuka, featuring Wato-nai and the tiger
Niigata Prefecture・Yahiko Village
Yahiko Shrine’s bugaku
Children’s bugaku and traditional dances passed down through Yahiko’s Shinto rites
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Gokayama’s Songs and Dances
The spirit of mountain villages carried by the folk songs and dances of Gokayama
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Toga Hatsu-uma Event
A Toga Little New Year event that brings good fortune with drums and a horse dance
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Anan Town, Tenryu Village, Yasuoka Village
Shimoina Kake Odori
A Shimoina dance that sends ancestral spirits and prayers on the beat of drums and gongs