Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Tanokuchi Sai no Kami Festival
A Tanokuchi ritual entrusting the community’s well-being to giant straw sandals and giant sandals
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Shimane Prefecture・Nishinoshima Town
Deyanna Festival
A sacred abstinence festival where sake is brewed in silence and the island’s harvest is divined
Nagasaki Prefecture・Sasebo City
Kirakira Festival
A winter tradition in central Sasebo, brightening the city with lights and music
Kyoto Prefecture・Maizuru City
Akarenga Festa (Maizuru)
An autumn moment among red-brick memories and the flavors of Maizuru
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
Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kuta no Hanagasa Odori
A night in Kuta, where flower-hat lanterns meet the rhythm of drums
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kisakata Bon Hut Ceremony
A summer tradition in Kisakata: welcoming and sending off ancestors with seaside Bon huts and fire
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
Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Goryo Suijin Festival
Goryo Suijin Festival: entrusting wishes to a straw boat and setting it adrift on the Tone River