Shimada Grand Festival
A traditional Shimada-juku procession featuring Ōyakkos carrying maru obi sashes
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A traditional Shimada-juku procession featuring Ōyakkos carrying maru obi sashes
A festival that illuminates waterfalls and highlands associated with Yoritomo with lights and bonfires
A night in Okumikawa filled with the deities’ dialogue and dances around a cauldron for heating water
Toyokawa’s summer skies ablaze with the inherited tradition of tezutsu fireworks
Amagasuka’s mushiokuri, when torches and drums protected the rice fields
Hikone’s summer fireworks light up the night sky and Lake Biwa
A South Yamashiro ritual that reflects New Year prayers in silence and the glow of great torches
The castle town of Izushi, lit by lanterns and wind chimes on a summer evening
Kato’s traditional performing arts, brought to life by sacred torches and ancient dances