Yamagata Prefecture・Tsuruoka City
The huge-torch ritual of the Shoreisai Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival on Mount Haguro, where wishes are entrusted to huge torches
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Sagicho
Flames rising on the beach and a tug-of-war between sea and land mark Oiso’s Little New Year
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
Inaba Shobu Tug-of-War
A traditional May seasonal festival event in which people pull a rope of plants imbued with the community’s hopes
Kagoshima Prefecture・Makurazaki City, Minamisatsuma City, Minamikyushu City
Minamisatsuma Jugoya Events
Beneath the moonlight, a large rope and straw dances carry on the Jugoya traditions of Minamisatsuma
Tottori Prefecture・Yonago City
Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War
The Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War: carrying a giant straw snake and divining the harvest
Fukushima Prefecture・Aizu region
Aizu First Market customs
Aizu First Markets entrust New Year’s wishes to good-luck charms and the market deity
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Omi’s Take no Karakai
A Little New Year’s event dividing Omi into east and west, with wishes for a good harvest entrusted to bamboo
Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Dengara Gan
An event in Hamazato, Kutsu, where people pull prayer beads and wish for a good catch and happiness
Fukuoka Prefecture・Koga City
Taniyama Bon Tsuna
A Taniyama Bon event where teams from the seaside and mountain sides sway a large rope