Akita Prefecture・Kosaka Town
Nigorikawa Mushi-okuri
A day of warding off misfortune in Nigorikawa, walking with straw figures
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Fukushima Prefecture・Fukushima City
Kanazawa no Hayama-gomori
A Kanazawa religious rite that entrusts hopes for a good harvest to water purification and rice-planting rituals
Gunma Prefecture・Ota City
The Otaue Festival at Higashi-Nagaoka Shinmeigu
Praying for a bountiful harvest in Ota by portraying a year of rice cultivation in a sacred field
Saitama Prefecture・Kazo City
Suwa Shrine Kamadokkae
Kamitakayanagi’s festival, where new sickles are passed on and hopes for a fruitful harvest are renewed
Saitama Prefecture・Yoshikawa City
Kibai Kumano Shrine Miya-nage
A New Year’s Miya-nage, with rice crackers thrown at one another, passed down in Kibai, Yoshikawa
Chiba Prefecture・Shirako Town
Shirako Shrine Otaue Festival
The Otaue Festival, sharing the culture of Shirako Shrine and Shirako Town
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Koheiji Shrine Ta-asobi Shinto Ritual
Sado’s Ta-asobi ritual, depicting hopes for a good harvest in the worship hall’s rice paddy
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nakanoto Town
Noto-be Shrine’s Bakko Festival
A silent procession carrying the gods’ meeting and prayers for a bountiful harvest
Fukui Prefecture・Obama City
Shiimura Shrine Festival
A festival where ancient Wakasa prayers live on in the mikoshi and the King’s Dance