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Niigata Prefecture・Minamiuonuma City
Echigo Urasa Bishamondo Hadaka-oshi-a-i Festival
The fervor of the bare-chested pushing contest approaching Bishamonten on a snowy night
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Niigata Prefecture・Joetsu City
Kenshin-ko Festival
A Sengoku-era pageant unfolds on Mount Kasuga, with armored warriors charging forward
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Niigata Prefecture・Gosen City
Zengan Mushio-kuri
Akami District’s mushio-kuri: entrusting prayers to five-colored flags and fire-walking
Niigata Prefecture・Minamiuonuma City
The custom of hadaka-oshi at Urasa Bishamondo
The prayers and fervor of Urasa, carried on through water purification and hadaka-oshi
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Niigata Prefecture・Tokamachi City
Shinsui’s Dorakujin and Hanekkee-shi
Shinsui’s distinctive feather-tossing ritual, passed down amid flames and a circle in the snow