Fukui Prefecture・Wakasa Town
Toiwai and Kitsunegari
A Koshogatsu observance that welcomes good fortune into Wakasa homes with celebratory sticks and chants
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Fukui Prefecture・Wakasa Town
Ta no Kami Festival and Children’s Mikoshi
A festival of children’s mikoshi and calls in Wakasa, celebrating the end of rice planting
Nagano Prefecture・Omachi City
Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine Sakihajime Ritual
A spring ritual in Omachi that invokes hopes for a good harvest through rice-farming practices
Nagano Prefecture・Nagano City
The Onda Festival, Kodama Stone Ritual, and Gohan Ritual at Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto Shrine
An ancient rite at Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto Shrine in Matsushiro, where the New Year’s harvest is divined
Nagano Prefecture・Nagano City
Takamine-ji’s Tanemaki-e
Ooka’s Tanemaki-e: Connecting the Waters of Mount Hijiri with Prayers for the Harvest
Aichi Prefecture・Okazaki City
Denden Gassari
An Okazaki agricultural ritual that entrusts hopes for a good harvest to a large kagami mochi and the actions of an ox
Aichi Prefecture・Nishio City
Nishio Tenteko Festival
A traditional Atsuike procession brought to life by the beat of drums and red attire
Shiga Prefecture・Hino Town
Nakayama Imo Kurabe Festival
A festival rooted in Nakayama tradition, where taro from the east and west are compared at Nogamiyama
Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka City
Toshifuri Festival
A first laugh toward the lucky direction: Kameoka’s harvest festival with the Six Men