Miyagi Prefecture
Donto Festival
A Miyagi fire festival where New Year decorations are sent off in a sacred fire as people pray for a year free of misfortune
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Akita Prefecture・Ogachi District
Ebisu Dawara
A traditional harvest-prayer event featuring a rice-bale mikoshi and songs parading through town
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Noshiro Yaku Tanabata
A Tanabata festival of castle-shaped lantern floats crossing Noshiro at night and shachi ornaments dancing down the river
Yamagata Prefecture・Yonezawa City
Shiono Bishamondo Festival
Shiono’s festival, where red-and-black shishi and a rampaging mikoshi charge across the temple grounds
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Bon Odori
A summer night in Niino, sending off the spirits through song and circle dances
Gifu Prefecture・Kasamatsu
Kasamatsu River Festival
A summer festival of floating lanterns and fireworks on the Kiso River
Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Izushi Domain Summer Festival
The castle town of Izushi, lit by lanterns and wind chimes on a summer evening
Hyogo Prefecture・Tamba-Sasayama City
Kusayama Fireworks Festival
A Kusayama celebration where fireworks and dekotora lights brighten the mountain village’s night sky
Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Hiroi Mantobimatsuri
A line of lights illuminating the farm road—a prayerful flame passed down in Hiroi