Kagoshima Prefecture・Minamitane Town
The parlor dance of Minamitane, Tanegashima
Songs and improvised dance alive in Minamitane’s celebratory parlors
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Okinawa Prefecture・Ishigaki City
Ishigaki Island’s Four-Village Pūrii (Harvest Festival)
Ishigaki Island’s harvest festival, where the prayers and performances of four villages ring out
Okinawa Prefecture・Taketomi Town
Shichisai Festival in Sonai and Hoshidate, Iriomote Island
A turning-point festival on Iriomote Island, inviting good fortune from the sea and enlivened by diverse performing arts
Okinawa Prefecture・Miyakojima City
Miyako's Paantu
A traditional ritual in which masked visiting deities covered in mud cleanse settlements on Miyako Island
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Kuromaru Odori
Omura’s tradition of huge flower rings and drums: Kuromaru Odori, a dance for good fortune
Hokkaido・Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District
Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Onsen Gorge Fire Festival / Gorge Fire Festival Summer Fireworks
Ainu prayers, flames, and summer fireworks echoing through the gorge
Hokkaido・Erimo, Horoizumi District
Erimo Lighthouse Festival
Erimo’s summer night, lit by the lighthouse and local performing arts
Hokkaido・Shiraoi Town
Kojohama Echigo Bon Odori
Echigo Bon Odori of Kojohama, Shiraoi: carrying the longing for home into the present