Nakamura Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival
Gion music echoes through Kakegawa as the sacred procession is passed down
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Gion music echoes through Kakegawa as the sacred procession is passed down
Handa in spring: dashi guarding a mikoshi and the strength it takes to haul them up and down a steep slope
A festival of dashi and karakuri puppets passed down by five districts
A festival of light, with 3 dashi bringing color to the town of shibori
Hira’s autumn festival, featuring Nifukujinsha and Yutorimikosha
A traditional festival featuring dashi and karakuri puppets winding through Hira
A festival of prayer dating back to the Edo period, with a procession of large fans and mikoshi linking the towns
A fire festival in Komukai, Asahi Town, to ward off misfortune, with torches and drums resounding
A Kuchiki festival passed down through two mikoshi and traditional rites