Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Kotoyoka Observances
A winter tradition in Matsumoto: warding off misfortune with straw figures and prayers
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Aichi Prefecture・Shinshiro City, Tōei Town
Shitara no Shikauchi Event
An auspicious ritual passed down in Oku-Mikawa, entrusting wishes to a deer target
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
Ehime Prefecture・Ikata Town
The first-obon customs of the Shadasaki Peninsula
Shadasaki’s first-obon customs: turning dolls and sending boats adrift
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Gichō Shrine Grand Festival
A traditional festival in Muroto featuring 263 offerings of taro rice cakes
Fukuoka Prefecture・Ashiya Town
Ashiya’s Hachisaku event
Ashiya Town’s handmade Hachisaku event, wishing for children’s healthy growth
Kumamoto Prefecture・Yatsushiro City, Ashikita Town
Yatsushiro and Ashikita’s Tanabata Rope
Yatsushiro and Ashikita’s Tanabata Rope: Straw Crafts and Stars Entrusted to a Rope Stretched Above a River
Hokkaido・Nakafurano Town
Large shimenawa
Nakafurano’s large shimenawa: tying hopes for a good harvest into rice straw and a bale of rice