Nagano Prefecture・Iida City
Oneri Festival
A celebration of Iida’s traditional performing arts, featuring a great lion and a daimyo procession
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Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Ofune Festival (Susukimizu Shrine)
A festival in which 9 carved dashi proceed through Satoyamabe to spirited calls
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Shimatate Hadaka Matsuri
A traditional ritual to drive away disease, with banners and calls echoing through Horigome
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Bon Odori
A summer night in Niino, sending off the spirits through song and circle dances
Gifu Prefecture・Gujo City
Kanmizu no Kakeodori
Kakeodori, where shinai sway and traditional drums resound through the mountain village
Shizuoka Prefecture・Iwata City
Enshu Kakezuka Kifune Shrine Annual Festival
A festival in which magnificent dashi, adorned with lanterns and music, parade through Kakezuka
Mie Prefecture・Yokkaichi City
Amagasuka Imochi Ritual
Amagasuka’s mushiokuri, when torches and drums protected the rice fields
Mie Prefecture・Kumano
Kinomoto Matsuri
A fall festival in Kinomoto, Kumano City, featuring dashi, the Roppō procession, and the beach mikoshi-carrying ritual
Kyoto Prefecture・Yosano Town
Kayadani Festival
A spring festival in Yosano Town, where kagura and yatai connect generations through shared memories