Aomori Prefecture・Hirosaki City
Hirosaki Neputa Festival
A summer neputa festival in Hirosaki, where warrior pictures and festival music bring the castle town to life
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A summer festival of giant illuminated floats and festival music moving through Goshogawara
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Kakunodate Festival Yama Event
Three days of prayers and excitement, with hikiyama floats and music echoing through the streets of Kakunodate
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Shinjo Festival
A historical pageant in Shinjo, brought to life by handmade dashi floats and festival music
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Hitachi Otsu Ofune Festival
A maritime festival passed down in Kitaibaraki, with a wooden boat parading through town
Tokyo Metropolis・Fuchu City
Kurayami Festival
Mikoshi and large drums moving through the darkness—a traditional festival alive in Fuchu
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Amatsu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Itoigawa Fighting Festival)
A spring festival in Itoigawa featuring a contest between 2 mikoshi and celebratory Bugaku
Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Murakami Grand Festival
A traditional castle-town festival featuring mikoshi and 19 oshagiri
Toyama Prefecture・Takaoka City
Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival
Seven mikurumayama showcasing the skill of the townspeople in a spring procession through the castle town