Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Performing Arts of the Shigaumi Shrine Shinkō Festival
Mikoshi and traditional dances: the shinkō performances that live on in Shikanoshima
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Hokkaido・Hokuto City
Kamiso Yakko
Discover the traditions of Kamiso Yakko, a folk performing art passed down in Hokuto City
Akita Prefecture・Kosaka Town
Nigorikawa Mushi-okuri
A day of warding off misfortune in Nigorikawa, walking with straw figures
Tochigi Prefecture・Kanuma City
Hakkōji no Gōhan-shiki
The distinctive Hakkōji rice-forcing ritual, passed down by the yamabushi and gōriki
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Goryo Shrine Festival
A local grand festival featuring a large mikoshi carved with flying dragons, carried through Yokouchi
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yokohama City
Sakaki Mikoshi
Negishi's summer festival, where a large sakaki mikoshi purifies the town
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kamakura City
Gosho Shrine Annual Festival
An early-summer grand festival where mikoshi connect the streets and sea of Zaimokuza
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kamakura City
Koshō Festival
A grand festival every 60 years, honoring a National Treasure bell and carrying forward the community’s prayers
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Roppo Osuzumi Festival
A Roppo ritual that brings the glow of hoto and the mikoshi procession to the shrine approach at night