Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Harukuwa Festival at Higoshi Shinmei Shrine
A festival praying for a good harvest through rice-field performances and hoe-tossing
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Chiba Prefecture・Urayasu City
Urayasu Sanja Festival
A festival where the 3 shrines’ mikoshi travel through Urayasu with jizuri and chants
Chiba Prefecture・Kamogawa City
Kamogawa Joint Festival
An autumn festival of carrying floats and dashi, where the traditions of 7 shrines come together in Kamogawa
Kanagawa Prefecture・Fujisawa City
Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival
A summer grand festival featuring 4 puppet floats and mikoshi touring Tsujido
Niigata Prefecture・Sanjo City
Sanjo Matsuri
A spring grand festival enlivening the streets of Sanjo with a mikoshi and daimyo procession
Niigata Prefecture・Nagaoka City
Raikoji Hakusan Shrine Autumn Grand Festival
A local festival in Raikoji enlivened by shagyari and dashi
Ishikawa Prefecture・Kaga
Guzu-yaki Festival
A summer festival in Kibashi where a giant guzu parades through town, dispelling misfortune with fire and dance
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City, Wajima City, Suzu City, Anamizu Town, Noto Town, Shika Town
Noto Kiriko festivals
A festival of prayer, with giant kiriko illuminating Noto’s towns
Ishikawa Prefecture・Wajima City
Futamata River Shishimai
A story-rich Noto lion dance featuring a female-role performer and tengu