Yamaguchi Prefecture・Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
A traditional summer festival as red lantern light envelops the streets of Yamaguchi
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Suzu City
Horyu Tanabata Kiriko Festival
A Tanabata festival where giant kiriko dance toward bonfires in the sea at night
Shizuoka Prefecture・Fujinomiya City
Mount Fuji Goshinka Festival
A summer festival where mikoshi carrying Mount Fuji’s sacred fire ascend the Kanda River
Wakayama Prefecture・Nachikatsuura Town
Fan Festival
A traditional fire-and-water festival, with mikoshi shaped like fans and large torches heading toward Nachi Falls
Hokkaido・Furubira Town
Tengu Fire-Walking | Shrine festival
The tengu strides through the flames, as Furubira’s prayers light up the night: a fire-walking ritual
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Hokkaido・Iwanai Town
Iwanai Shrine Annual Grand Festival
A port town’s summer festival, with 2 mikoshi racing up Shrine Hill by bonfirelight
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Niigata Prefecture・Gosen City
Zengan Mushio-kuri
Akami District’s mushio-kuri: entrusting prayers to five-colored flags and fire-walking
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Yamanashi Prefecture・Koshu City
Daizenji Temple’s Fujikiri Festival
A Koshu festival where Shugendo prayers live on around a wisteria serpent
Gifu Prefecture・Gifu City
Tegara no Himatsuri
A spirited mikoshi festival where sparks and sound fill the night, rooted in Gifu