Kyoto Prefecture・Ujitawara Town
Tahara Festival (Sansha Festival)
An autumn festival in Ujitawara where the mikoshi processions of 3 shrines converge at the otabisho
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Kyoto Prefecture・Maizuru City
Okawa Shrine Autumn Grand Festival
An autumn grand festival with stalls lining the grounds of Okawa Shrine, where people celebrate a good harvest
Wakayama Prefecture・Katsuragi Town
Amano Ota Festival
An agricultural ritual in Kamitennō featuring performances from rice planting through harvesting
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City, Yazu Town, Chizu Town
Hanakago Festival
An offering festival where five-colored flower baskets and Kirin Shishimai bring color to a mountain village
Shimane Prefecture・Matsue City
Otaue Festival (Matsue City)
A summer festival of yoshu in Kashima-cho, praying for a good harvest next year
Shimane Prefecture・Iinan Town
The Otaue Shinji at Kakui Hachimangu Shrine
Kakui’s rice-planting ritual, praying for a bountiful harvest through a mock ox plowing the fields
Fukuoka Prefecture・Miyama City
Gongenzan Hiko Shrine Otaue Festival Event, with Kayu Uranai
Praying for a bountiful harvest in Miyama, with a sacred rice paddy marked out in green bamboo
Fukuoka Prefecture・Yoshitomi Town
Tsubo Shrine’s water-offering ritual and water divination
A Yoshitomi Town ritual entrusting the coming year’s harvest to the waters of the Sai River
Saga Prefecture・Karatsu City
Inoko-sama of Ōshiraki
Ōshiraki’s harvest celebration, passed down through straw coverings and chants