Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Bonbon and Aoyama-sama
A summer custom in Matsumoto’s castle town, with songs and mikoshi processions winding through the streets
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Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Bonbon and Aoyama-sama
A summer in Matsumoto’s castle town, alive with song and mikoshi
Gifu Prefecture・Gujo City
Nanoka Festival
A traditional event at Myoken Shrine, linking the mikoshi procession with three dances
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kakegawa City
Nakamura Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival
Gion music echoes through Kakegawa as the sacred procession is passed down
Aichi Prefecture・Handa City
Shimohanda and Okkawa Festival events
Handa in spring: dashi guarding a mikoshi and the strength it takes to haul them up and down a steep slope
Aichi Prefecture・Nagoya City
Toda Festival’s dashi events and the Hachimansha dashi
A festival of dashi and karakuri puppets passed down by five districts
Aichi Prefecture・Nagoya City
The Hira Festival dashi event and Nifukujinsha
Hira’s autumn festival, featuring Nifukujinsha and Yutorimikosha
Aichi Prefecture・Nagoya City
The Hira Festival dashi event and Yutori Mikoshisha
A traditional festival featuring dashi and karakuri puppets winding through Hira
Mie Prefecture・Asahi Town
Hachioji Festival (Asahi Town)
A fire festival in Komukai, Asahi Town, to ward off misfortune, with torches and drums resounding