Fukui Prefecture・Obama City
Nishizu Shichinen Festival
A Shichinen Festival where mikoshi and performances carry on Nishizu’s fishing-village culture
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Fukui Prefecture・Wakasa Town
Tenman Shrine Annual Festival Ritual
Fujii’s spring festival, where children’s dances and the young people’s mikoshi procession come together
Nagano Prefecture・Ina City
Sanyori Koyori
A traditional Ina event featuring Tanabata bamboo poles and a mikoshi crossing the Mibu River
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Bonbon and Aoyama-sama
A summer in Matsumoto’s castle town, alive with song and mikoshi
Gifu Prefecture・Gujo City
Nanoka Festival
A traditional event at Myoken Shrine, linking the mikoshi procession with three dances
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kakegawa City
Nakamura Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival
Gion music echoes through Kakegawa as the sacred procession is passed down
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City
Yui no Otaiko Festival
A New Year’s Day tradition, with taiko drums and festival songs echoing through Yui
Aichi Prefecture・Toyokawa City
Hikoma Shrine and Hachiman Shrine festival: Sasa Odori and Seven Lucky Gods dances
A dedication festival in Mitsu Town, entrusting wishes to drums and dances of the Seven Lucky Gods
Nara Prefecture・Gose City
Gose Lantern Offering
Great lanterns lighting up Gose at night, with the light of offerings passed down through generations