Kumamoto Prefecture
Aso no Otaue
Aso's prayers for a bountiful harvest, with mikoshi and Ota-uta songs winding through the green rice fields
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Aso's prayers for a bountiful harvest, with mikoshi and Ota-uta songs winding through the green rice fields
A summer grand festival in Tanabe, where kasahoko floats and mikoshi make their way through the former castle town
A traditional fire-and-water festival, with mikoshi shaped like fans and large torches heading toward Nachi Falls
A summer annual festival with a mikoshi procession through a place associated with Sanada Yoichi