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Nagasaki Prefecture・Nagasaki City
Mottomo of Teguma and Kakidomari
A Setsubun tradition in which visitors from another world in unusual costumes bring good fortune to Teguma and Kakidomari
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Shizuoka Prefecture・Kikugawa City
Mount Kokuzo Fukuzoin Setsubun Festival
Red and blue demons circle the mountain, bringing wishes for good fortune at Kikugawa's Setsubun Festival
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kawasaki City
Kanamara Festival
Kanayama Shrine’s annual festival, where distinctive mikoshi bring color to spring in Kawasaki
Hokkaido・Noboribetsu City
Noboribetsu Fishing Port Festival
A seaside festival celebrating the port’s bounty and praying for a good catch, with fireworks lighting up the night sky
Fukushima Prefecture・Tanagura Town
Tsutsukowake Shrine Otaue
An ancient rice-field ritual dance in Tanagura, depicting a bountiful harvest on a taiko drum
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kasama City
Abusive Language Festival
Tengu visit mountain shrines in Kasama at this unusual festival, where calls ring out
Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Harukuwa Festival at Higoshi Shinmei Shrine
A festival praying for a good harvest through rice-field performances and hoe-tossing
Chiba Prefecture・Urayasu City
Urayasu Sanja Festival
A festival where the 3 shrines’ mikoshi travel through Urayasu with jizuri and chants
Tokyo Metropolis・Kozushima Village
Kozushima’s bonito-fishing event
A boat made of green bamboo races around the shrine grounds in a ritual that passes down the island’s bonito fishery