Na-nori, Shimenawa Cutting, and the Fire Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival connecting prayers for the sea and fishing
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A New Year’s Eve fire festival connecting prayers for the sea and fishing
A path of candlelight gently illuminating a snowy port town
A Tachikawa community festival illuminated by dashi floats and mantō mikoshi, with light and sound
An autumn festival sending Lake Akan’s marimo home with prayers and a dugout canoe
The lantern-lit nights and traditional sounds of Nihonmatsu, brought to life by the taiko floats of 7 neighborhoods
A fox wedding lights up Furukawa’s streets beneath the glow of torches
A torchlit imperial festival comes to life in the ancient capital: Yawata’s imperial festival
A traditional summer festival that fills Emukae with lantern light and water splashing
A night of prayerful flames and fireworks along the Fuji River