Okayama Prefecture・Tsuyama City
Niino Festival
Niino’s Autumn Festival, Bringing Together 7 Mikoshi and Shishimai
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Mihara City
Inao Shrine Gion Festival Dance
A traditional dedication dance from Kui-cho, adorned with hats and taiko
Hiroshima Prefecture・Kitahiroshima Town
Kamikawato Mushiokuri Odori
A traditional event in Kitahiroshima Town that sends away pests through song and dance and prays for a bountiful harvest
Hiroshima Prefecture・Akitakata City
Hokonomiya Shrine Ritual
An autumn offering ceremony brought to life by a procession, shishimai lion dancing, and distinctive stick-swinging
Hiroshima Prefecture・Shobara City
Yuki Bon Odori
An Obon dance passed down in Yuki, sending off the spirits and praying for a good harvest
Ehime Prefecture・Uwajima City
Shinko Procession of the Yoshida Autumn Festival
Yoshida’s autumn festival brings the Nanyo region’s processional floats to life amid its old streets
Kochi Prefecture・Shimanto City
Daimonji Okuribi
A large character-shaped fire lighting up the night sky, passed down at Jūdaiji Mountain
Kochi Prefecture・Konan City
Yasu Hachiman Shrine Shinko Festival
An autumn tradition that brings the streets of Yasu to life with a mikoshi and lion dances
Fukuoka Prefecture・Miyama City
Gongenzan Hiko Shrine Otaue Festival Event, with Kayu Uranai
Praying for a bountiful harvest in Miyama, with a sacred rice paddy marked out in green bamboo