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Iwate Prefecture・Hanamaki City
Hanamaki Festival
3 days of dashi, mikoshi, and local performing arts bringing Hanamaki's streets to life
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Iwate Prefecture・Rikuzentakata City
Kesen-cho Kenka Tanabata Festival
A bold Tanabata festival passed down in Kesen, with dashi and taiko resounding
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Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Hidaka Hibuse Festival
A day of floats and festival music bringing color to Mizusawa, with prayers for fire prevention
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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
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Iwate Prefecture・Hanamaki City
Ishihatooka Kagura and Tsuchizawa Kagura
Kagura of Hanamaki and Towa, alive with Gongen-mai and a rich variety of dances
Iwate Prefecture・Morioka City
Morioka Sansa Odori
A festival where Morioka dances through summer to the sounds of drums and flutes
Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Oshu Mizusawa Summer Festival
A summer festival of songs and dances brightening the streets of Mizusawa
Iwate Prefecture・Kitakami City
Oni Kenbai
A powerful Kitakami group dance, with Buddha masks and nenbutsu chants
Iwate Prefecture・Shiwa Town
Yamaya Taue-odori
A rice-planting dance that depicts a year of rice farming through song and dance, with spinning flower hats