Miyagi Prefecture・Sendai
Akiu Taue Odori
The sound of festival music across Akiu’s countryside, and a vibrant rice-planting dance praying for a bountiful harvest
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Fukui Prefecture・Fukui City
Itozaki Buddhist Dance
An elegant devotional dance handed down at Itozaki-ji Temple, featuring Buddhist masks and gagaku
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Wago no Nenbutsu Odori
A Bon dance passed down in Wago, where drums and nenbutsu bring the mountain village together
Aichi Prefecture・Toyota City
Ayado’s Night Nenbutsu and Bon Odori
Ayado’s traditional Bon observance, with lanterns and the sound of gongs echoing through the mountain village
Mie Prefecture・Toba City
Shima Kamo Five Villages Bon Festival observance
Bon prayers passed down through chanting dances and the flames of the hashiramatsu
Hyogo Prefecture・Minami-Awaji City
Aman no Furyū Ō-odori Ko-odori
Two Furyū dances from Ama, expressing gratitude for the rain through dance
Okayama Prefecture・Maniwa City
Omiya Odori
A summer circle dance passed down to the beat of Hiruzen lanterns and taiko
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Omura's Kori Sando (Suko Odori, Okita Odori, and Kuromaru Odori)
Omura's celebrations and elegant traditions carried on through three dances
Nagasaki Prefecture・Tsushima City
Tsushima Bon Odori
A Bon dance of fans and drums passed down in Tsushima’s villages