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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Horoha-yama Shimotsuki Kagura
Traditional kagura where boiling cauldrons and miko dances carry through the night
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Akita Prefecture・Yurihonjo City
Yajima’s Shinmei Shrine Hassaku Festival
An autumn festival praying for a bountiful harvest, with mikoshi and dashi bringing the streets of Yajima to life
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Ended
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Kazuno Bon dances
Bon dances in Kazuno, led by bonfires and a great drum
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Ended
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Kemanai Bon Odori
An elegant circle dance passed down around bonfires, accompanied by drums and song
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Akita Prefecture・Hachirogata Town
Hitoichi Bon Odori
A summer night in Hachirogata, brought to life by costumes and 3 dances
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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Okuribon Festival
Memorial boats collide in a traditional event that brightens Yokote’s summer
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Ended
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Niageba Bon Odori
Niageba Bon Odori: carrying on the memory of Sasara
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Ended
Akita Prefecture・Odate City
Daimonji Festival
A summer festival in Odate, with Mount Hōō’s fire character and fireworks lighting up the night sky
Ended
Akita Prefecture・Yuzawa City
Tanabata E-dōrō Festival
A Tanabata festival that lights up Yuzawa’s nights with e-dōrō lanterns depicting beautiful women from ukiyo-e
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