Chiba Prefecture・Isumi City
Ohara Hadaka Festival
Mikoshi rushing into the sea and farewell songs ringing through the autumn sky
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Nagasaki Prefecture・Sasebo City
Sendoro Festival
A traditional summer festival that fills Emukae with lantern light and water splashing
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Toyama Prefecture・Tonami City
Shogawa Water Festival
A hands-on festival taking on logs and SUP on the waters of the Shogawa
Tokyo Metropolis・Koto City
Fukagawa Festival
A mikoshi procession at one of Edo’s Three Great Festivals, filled with chants and purifying water
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Mie Prefecture・Yokkaichi City
Tomida Isshiki Kenka Matsuri
A bold summer nenbutsu festival in Tomida Isshiki, echoing with gongs and drums
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Saitama Prefecture・Fukaya City
Fukaya Festival
Water splashes over the mikoshi at Fukaya’s traditional festival, bringing color to summer
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Miyagi Prefecture・Kami Town
Kirikomi no Hadaka Kasedori
A naked visiting ritual passed down in Kirikomi, celebrating the New Year with water and hesobi
Okayama Prefecture・Okayama City
Saidaiji Eyo
A 500-year-old Eyo contest for the shingi in the sacred darkness
Gifu Prefecture・Ogaki City
Setsubun-e Hadaka Matsuri
Hoko-in’s Hadaka Matsuri, where participants cross the wintry Kuise River to ward off misfortune