Gunma Prefecture・Ueno Village
Chushoji Temple Fire-Walking Ceremony
Ueno Village’s Fire-Walking Ceremony: Crossing the Flames, Carrying on the Prayers
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Saitama Prefecture・Saitama City
Ichiyama Shrine Winter Solstice Festival
A winter-solstice tradition in Yono, entrusting wishes to fire-walking and yuzu
Saitama Prefecture・Sayama City
The fire festival at Hirose Sengen Jinja
Sayama’s fire festival, passed down through Fujiko prayers and mulberry gomaki
Chiba Prefecture・Sakura City
Aosuge no Dondoree
Aosuge’s Little New Year event, entrusting wishes to 9 bamboo poles and their flames
Chiba Prefecture・Minamiboso City
The Mikari Rite at Shimotatsu Matsubara Shrine
A traditional rite in Minamiboso where bonfires and a mikoshi greet the dawn
Kanagawa Prefecture・Odawara City
Akibasan Hibō Festival
An Odawara fire festival where people pray for good health through yamabushi prayers and fire-walking
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hadano City
Dosojin Festival (Ishiuri and Dondoyaki)
The Dosojin tradition and Koshogatsu neighborhood rounds in Nishiodake, carried on by children
Niigata Prefecture・Tokamachi City
Shinsui’s Dorakujin and Hanekkee-shi
Shinsui’s distinctive feather-tossing ritual, passed down amid flames and a circle in the snow
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
The Sagichō of Ōta Town
Tracing the Sagichō culture passed down in Ōta Town, Nanao City