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Ishikawa Prefecture・Noto Town
Abare Festival
A festival where kiriko floats showered in sparks and mikoshi race through Uetsu
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Ibaraki Prefecture・Kashima City
Kashima City Fireworks Festival
Kashima fireworks light up the night sky and lake at Kitaura
Ishikawa Prefecture・Kaga City and Komatsu City
Shobu-yu Festival
A festival featuring an iris mikoshi procession through the hot spring district, with the bath entrusted with warding off misfortune
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Kurume City
Suitengu Spring Grand Festival
Spring Prayers Passed Down Along the Chikugo River at Suitengu Shrine
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Gifu Prefecture・Kakamigahara City
Kawashima Sansan Summer Festival
A traditional Kawashima festival, with a lantern-lit makiwara boat bringing color to the waterside
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Oita Prefecture・Beppu City
Beppu Hatto Onsen Festival
A hot spring festival giving thanks for the blessings of the hot springs and bringing color to spring in Beppu
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Aichi Prefecture・Inazawa City
Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
Naked men jostle around the Shin-Otoko in a steamy ritual
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Miyagi Prefecture・Kami Town
Kirikomi no Hadaka Kasedori
A naked visiting ritual passed down in Kirikomi, celebrating the New Year with water and hesobi
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Iwate Prefecture・Ninohe City
Nitadori no Saitogi
A winter ritual in Ninohe where sparks and five grains foretell the year’s harvest