Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Dainichido Bugaku
An ancient Kazuno dance tradition brought to life by the dances of four settlements and the flag-raising
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Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Matsudate Tenmangu Sandaiyama Shishi Daigongen Mai
Matsudate’s Offering Kagura: Prayers Through Lion Dancing and Boiling-Water Rites
Fukushima Prefecture・Namie Town
Tsushima no Taue Odori
A rice-planting dance passed down through four hamlets, performed to pray for a bountiful harvest
Fukushima Prefecture・Tanagura Town
Tsutsukowake Shrine Otaue
An ancient rice-field ritual dance in Tanagura, depicting a bountiful harvest on a taiko drum
Ibaraki Prefecture・Hitachinaka City
Katsuta Festival
Bringing the community together to make history and capture the festival’s excitement
Ibaraki Prefecture・Ibaraki Town
Kozuru Gion Festival
Kozuru’s summer festival, with mikoshi and dashi processing to festival music
Tokyo Metropolis・Higashikurume City
Minamisawa Shishimai
Minamisawa’s autumn festival, where three lions and a variety of performing arts are passed down
Kanagawa Prefecture・Miura City
Chakkirako
Misaki’s Little New Year dance, passed down with fans and ayadake bamboo sticks
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hadano City
Hadano Tobacco Festival
A festival where the memories of leaf-tobacco farming live on, and fire and dance brighten the city