Miyazaki Prefecture・Takanabe Town, Kijo Town, Kawaminami Town, Tsuno Town, Shintomi Town, Misato Town
Takanabe Kagura
Solemn and varied night kagura, passed down through the six shrines of the former Takanabe Domain
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Miyakonojo City, Nichinan City
Hyuga Yagoro Figure Event
Giant Yagoro-don figures and autumn festival processions in southern Kyushu
Miyazaki Prefecture・Saito City, Kijo Town, Nishimera Village
Mera Mountain Kagura
Night Kagura in a Mountain Village Where Deities and Hunting Culture Live On
Miyazaki Prefecture・Morotsuka Village
Morotsuka Kagura
Kagura dances guided by sacred masks, passed down in the mountain villages of Morotsuka
Kagoshima Prefecture・Minamisatsuma City
Oura Town Hoso Odori
A prayer dance quietly passed down, wishing to ward off epidemics
Kagoshima Prefecture・Aira City
Kiso Odori and Taiko Odori
Kajiki’s dedicatory performance, brought together by fox characters and the sound of taiko drums
Kagoshima Prefecture・Nishinoomote City
Genna Tanegashima Ōodori
A traditional performing art of Genna, passed down through the sound of large drums and shifting formations
Kagoshima Prefecture
The Tradition of Satsuma Horse Dancing
Satsuma’s offering performance, with decorated horses and dancers
Kagoshima Prefecture・Nishinoomote City, Minamitane Town
Tanegashima Bon Odori
Memories of Obon on Tanegashima, carried on through drums and circle dances