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Akita Prefecture・Odate City
Daimonji Festival
A summer festival in Odate, with Mount Hōō’s fire character and fireworks lighting up the night sky
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Akita Prefecture・Semboku City
Nakazato Kandekko-age Event
A Little New Year observance in Semboku City, entrusting wishes to a sacred katsura tree
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Akita Prefecture・Misato Town
Rokugo Kamakura Festival
Rokugo’s Little New Year traditions, carried on through Tenzuku, the fire festival, and the bamboo battle
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Akita Prefecture・Oga City
Namahage Sedo Festival
Oga's Namahage culture, illuminated by the saitō fire against the snowy mountain
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Noshiro Yaku Tanabata
A Tanabata festival of castle-shaped lantern floats crossing Noshiro at night and shachi ornaments dancing down the river
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kamigo Little New Year Festival
Yokooka and Omori’s Little New Year: A Tradition Passed Down Through Fire, Song, and Children
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kisakata Bon Hut Ceremony
A summer tradition in Kisakata: welcoming and sending off ancestors with seaside Bon huts and fire
Akita Prefecture・Kitaakita City, Kamikoani Village
Mantobiro in the Ani Region
Fire-lit words passed down through the community on a spring equinox night