Kanagawa Prefecture・Kamakura City
Gosho Shrine Annual Festival
An early-summer grand festival where mikoshi connect the streets and sea of Zaimokuza
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Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Shionomachi Osatosama
A traditional event in which a shimenawa and celebratory songs wind through Shionomachi in winter
Fukui Prefecture・Wakasa Town
Toiwai and Kitsunegari
A Koshogatsu observance that welcomes good fortune into Wakasa homes with celebratory sticks and chants
Nagano Prefecture・Ina City
Sanyori Koyori
A traditional Ina event featuring Tanabata bamboo poles and a mikoshi crossing the Mibu River
Nagano Prefecture・Chikuhoku Village
Aoyagi Ribō Inari Dashi-entry Procession Event
An Inari festival where the Fox Wedding procession makes its way up the Aoyagi slope
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City
Koto no Kami Okuri
A traditional event sending misfortune away from Kamimachi to the sound of bells, taiko drums, and song
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City
Yui no Otaiko Festival
A New Year’s Day tradition, with taiko drums and festival songs echoing through Yui
Aichi Prefecture・Nagoya City
The Hira Festival dashi event and Nifukujinsha
Hira’s autumn festival, featuring Nifukujinsha and Yutorimikosha
Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka City
Hozu Fire Festival
The prayers of Hozu, carried on in a procession of lanterns and around a great fire