Nozawa Onsen’s Dosojin Festival
Prayers for Little New Year in Nozawa Onsen, bound together by a sacred tree and flames
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Prayers for Little New Year in Nozawa Onsen, bound together by a sacred tree and flames
A dengaku festival where snow is seen as a sign of a good harvest and masked deities dance through the night
A Dengaku ritual in Anan Town, where the flames of a giant torch and masked dances continue until dawn
Sakabe Winter Festival, with flames, hot water, and masked dances continuing until dawn
Ancient dances and flames of Niino, turning snow into a sign of a good harvest
The prayers of Isshin, passed down through barefoot fire-walking and blade-walking
Narao’s event, in which a straw horse is pulled and entrusted to the flames to send away the plague god
Higashiyokota’s summer event: sending off pests and entrusting them to fire and river
Handmade fireworks offered at Yoshida Jinja, with records dating back to the Genroku era