Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Sanpoku Botamochi Festival
A night of giving thanks for the harvest and celebrating community ties through large botamochi
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Shiga Prefecture・Yasu City
Mikami Zuiki Festival
An autumn harvest thanksgiving in Yasu, shared through zuiki mikoshi and the traditions of the miyaza
Kagoshima Prefecture・Tatsugo Town
Akina’s Arasetsu observances
An event carrying on Akina’s ancient prayers to welcome the spirits of rice from the mountains and sea
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Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Kutsumi Otaue Festival
Kutsumi’s rice-planting shinji, linking two shrines in prayers for a good harvest
Tochigi Prefecture・Mashiko Town
Hiji-sai
An art festival celebrating Mashiko’s soil and way of life across the whole town
Chiba Prefecture・Tateyama City
Mona Taro Festival
A festival in Mona that entrusts a bountiful harvest and a healthy year to a mound of taro
Fukushima Prefecture・Nihonmatsu City
Otaue at Hirose Kumano Shrine
A New Year’s ritual in Nihonmatsu, performing a year of rice cultivation to pray for a good harvest
Nara Prefecture・Nara City, Yamatotakada City, Yamatokoriyama City, Tenri City, Kashihara City, Sakurai City, Gose City, Kawanishi Town, Miyake Town, Tawaramoto Town
Yamato Nogami Rituals
Straw snakes wind through local communities in Nara, carrying prayers for the rice harvest
Shimane Prefecture・Gotsu City
Yamanaka Oaratame and Shishi-gari Event
A traditional Gotsu event where rice divination and arrows shot at rice cakes carry the hopes of the community