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Ehime Prefecture・Shikokuchuo City
Iyo Mishima Taiko Festival
A festival where differently colored taikodai parade through Shikokuchuo in autumn
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Iwate Prefecture・Ichinoseki City
Matsuriba events of the Murone Shrine Festival
The energy of an ancient festival passed down through generations, as 2 mikoshi race across Mount Murone
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Shimane Prefecture・Matsue City
Gatchi Festival
A peculiar autumn festival in Nonami, where demon-masked Gatchi purify the roads
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Okayama Prefecture・Kurashiki City
Oto-shima Festival
Oto-shima's autumn festival, where lantern-lit floats climb the stone steps amid shouts
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Onomichi City
Betcha Festival
A festival tradition of prayer, with demon deities and a mikoshi traveling through the streets of Onomichi
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Scheduled
Fukushima Prefecture・Sukagawa City
Sukagawa Taimatsu Akashi
Sukagawa’s night sky and a torch-lit festival that carries on memories of the Warring States period
Scheduled
Oita Prefecture・Tsukumi City
Performances of the Katano Shimozuki Festival
Traditional Shimozuki performances, with kagura and lion dances traveling through Katano
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Scheduled
Hokkaido・Esashi Town
Esashi Ubagami Daijingu Togyo Festival
Three traditional days when a mikoshi and 13 dashi bring the streets of Esashi to life
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Scheduled
Yamanashi Prefecture・Fujiyoshida City
Yoshida Fire Festival
A summer festival in Fujiyoshida, where giant torches light the town and mikoshi carry on tradition
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