Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Gichō Shrine Grand Festival
A traditional festival in Muroto featuring 263 offerings of taro rice cakes
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Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
The Ofune and hanadai events of the Kiragawa Mita Hachiman Shrine Festival
An autumn shrine festival where lantern-lit hanadai and a vermilion-lacquered Ofune process through Kiragawa
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Kiragawa no Oda-mai
A stage for ritual rice-field play and traditional performing arts passed down in Kiragawa
Kochi Prefecture・Konan City
Tsuntsuku Dance of Tei
An elegant old-style furyu dance of fans and song, alive in Tei’s festivals
Kochi Prefecture・Tsuno Town
Hayama no Hanatori Odori
A traditional offering dance in Tsuno Town, adorned with feathers and five-colored cloth
Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Performing Arts of the Shigaumi Shrine Shinkō Festival
Mikoshi and traditional dances: the shinkō performances that live on in Shikanoshima
Saga Prefecture・Tosu City
Ota-mai of Shiaoya Shrine
A prayer for a good harvest in Tosu, brought to life through rice-planting movements and a demon dance
Nagasaki Prefecture・Hirado City
Oshima Suko Odori
Flutes and drums echo across the island during Obon; a circle dance of remembrance passed down through generations
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Omura’s Okita Odori
Omura’s traditional performing art, with long swords and short swords dancing in two concentric circles