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Aichi Prefecture・Gamagori City
Miya Festival
A 300-year-old festival rooted in Gamagori, where dashi travel through the sea
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Niigata Prefecture・Minamiuonuma City
Echigo Urasa Bishamondo Hadaka-oshi-a-i Festival
The fervor of the bare-chested pushing contest approaching Bishamonten on a snowy night
Ended
Shizuoka Prefecture・Omaezaki City
Sakuragaike Container Offering
A mysterious autumn festival at Sakuragaike Pond, where a container of sekihan is offered to the Dragon Deity
Ended
Ishikawa Prefecture・Noto Town
Abare Festival
A festival where kiriko floats showered in sparks and mikoshi race through Uetsu
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Ended
Aichi Prefecture・Inazawa City
Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
Naked men jostle around the Shin-Otoko in a steamy ritual
Ended
Miyagi Prefecture・Kami Town
Kirikomi no Hadaka Kasedori
A naked visiting ritual passed down in Kirikomi, celebrating the New Year with water and hesobi
Okayama Prefecture・Okayama City
Saidaiji Eyo
A 500-year-old Eyo contest for the shingi in the sacred darkness
Gifu Prefecture・Ogaki City
Setsubun-e Hadaka Matsuri
Hoko-in’s Hadaka Matsuri, where participants cross the wintry Kuise River to ward off misfortune
Miyagi Prefecture・Tome City
Yonekawa no Mizukaburi
A fire-prevention ritual passed down in Yonekawa, with a group in straw costumes racing through town