Tochigi Prefecture・Ashikaga City
Mount Sekison Bonten Festival
A traditional Mount Sekison event in which bonten are dedicated at sunrise
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Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Koheiji Shrine Ta-asobi Shinto Ritual
Sado’s Ta-asobi ritual, depicting hopes for a good harvest in the worship hall’s rice paddy
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
Toyama Prefecture・Kurobe City
Nakajin no Nibu-nagashi
A summer event in Kurobe, where wishes are entrusted to wheat-straw boats and sent down the Maekawa River
Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Dengara Gan
An event in Hamazato, Kutsu, where people pull prayer beads and wish for a good catch and happiness
Nagano Prefecture・Ina City
Suwagata Onbashira Festival and Horseback Procession
A horseback procession through Suwagata and the pulling of a large Onbashira
Nagano Prefecture・Azumino City
The Dosojin Festival of Misato
A Dosojin and stage festival in Misato, carried on by children
Nagano Prefecture・Azumino City
The Shibafune and Doll Decorations of Ushio Shinmeigu Shrine
A night festival in Ushio, where candlelit Shibafune pass beneath the Mikan Lantern
Nagano Prefecture・Miyota Town
Odai Dosojin Festival
A children’s Dosojin festival walking alongside life-size straw horses