Tanabe Festival
A summer grand festival in Tanabe, where kasahoko floats and mikoshi make their way through the former castle town
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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
Three days connecting Yunomine and Oyunohara through Kumano’s prayers
A prayer for an abundant harvest in Suginohara, depicting the four seasons of rice cultivation through song and dance
A ta-asobi folk performance handed down in Hanazono, tracing a year of rice cultivation through song and dance
An agricultural ritual in Kamitennō featuring performances from rice planting through harvesting