Tokyo Metropolis・Chiyoda City and other areas
Kanda Matsuri
A Tenka Matsuri that reflects Edo traditions, with hōren palanquins and mikoshi traveling through central Tokyo
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Tokyo Metropolis・Fuchu City
Kurayami Festival
Mikoshi and large drums moving through the darkness—a traditional festival alive in Fuchu
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kawasaki City
Kanamara Festival
Kanayama Shrine’s annual festival, where distinctive mikoshi bring color to spring in Kawasaki
Nagano Prefecture・Suwa City, Chino City, and Shimosuwa Town
Suwa Taisha Onbashira Festival
A ritual held once every 7 years, in which giant trees are hauled by people and erected at Suwa’s shrines
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Amatsu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Itoigawa Fighting Festival)
A spring festival in Itoigawa featuring a contest between 2 mikoshi and celebratory Bugaku
Hokkaido・Matsumae Town
Matsumae Jōka Jidai Matsuri
A historical spectacle in the Matsumae castle town, brought to life by warriors and dashi floats
Akita Prefecture・Ogachi District
Ebisu Dawara
A traditional harvest-prayer event featuring a rice-bale mikoshi and songs parading through town
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Noshiro Yaku Tanabata
A Tanabata festival of castle-shaped lantern floats crossing Noshiro at night and shachi ornaments dancing down the river
Ibaraki Prefecture・Ibaraki Town
Kozuru Gion Festival
Kozuru’s summer festival, with mikoshi and dashi processing to festival music