Ibaraki Prefecture・Sakuragawa City
Festival rites of Gosho Komataki Shrine
A summer festival alive in Makabe, connecting the mikoshi with the spirit of the town
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Tanabata Festival
A dragon made of bamboo decorations parades through Nishi-Koiso in a Tanabata festival that leads to the sea
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kakegawa City
Neri Events of the Mikumano Shrine Grand Festival
Three days of neri carrying on Edo’s refined style as they parade through Yokosuka
Mie Prefecture・Yokkaichi City, Owase City
Hokusei and Kumano Kujira-fune Events
A spirited battle between the kujira-fune and whale, passed down as a local tradition
Shiga Prefecture
Omi no Sato Matsuri
Omi no Sato Matsuri, where bonds between settlements live on in the mikoshi and banners
Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Performing Arts of the Shigaumi Shrine Shinkō Festival
Mikoshi and traditional dances: the shinkō performances that live on in Shikanoshima
Fukuoka Prefecture・Asakura City, Toho Village
Miyaza rites of Chikuzen Asakura
An autumn festival that carries Asakura’s harvest forward through the miyaza and its procession
Hokkaido・Furubira Town
Kotohira Shrine Festival Mikoshi Procession
A festival of purification, where mikoshi wind through Furubira and tengu meet flames