Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Shingu Noryosai
A Nanao summer festival where candlelit kiriko travel through the satoyama at night
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Rokubo Festival
Nanao’s autumn festival, where deep crimson frame banners and mikoshi gather
Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Imamiya Matsuri
A festival of the ancient capital, with mikoshi and kenhoko halberds traveling through Nishijin
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kamigo Little New Year Festival
Yokooka and Omori’s Little New Year: A Tradition Passed Down Through Fire, Song, and Children
Nagano Prefecture・Iiyama City
Kosuge Hashiramatsu Ritual
A festival in Iiyama where fire atop 2 Hashiramatsu foretells abundance and peace
Hyogo Prefecture・Minami-Awaji City
Aman no Furyū Ō-odori Ko-odori
Two Furyū dances from Ama, expressing gratitude for the rain through dance
Shimane Prefecture・Gotsu City, Kawamoto Town, Misato Town, Ōnan Town
Ōmoto Kagura
An all-night kagura festival carrying on the worship of the Ōmoto deity
Nagasaki Prefecture・Goto City, Shinkamigoto Town, Sasebo City
Goto Kagura
A cultural heritage of flute, drum, and dance passed down at shrines across the islands
Aomori Prefecture・Tago Town
Tago Kagura
A yamabushi kagura from Tago Town, passed down with a sacred lion head and fast music