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Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City, Fujieda City, Shimada City, and Kawanehoncho
Kagura of central Shizuoka Prefecture
A visit to the kagura of central Shizuoka: dances and drums passed down in mountain villages
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Nagasaki Prefecture・Nagasaki City
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
A dazzling celebration of lights and Chinese culture illuminating Nagasaki
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Gifu Prefecture・Ibigawa Town
Tanigumi Odori
Tanigumi’s traditional performing art, with drums and phoenix-feather shinai in motion
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Akita Prefecture・Yuzawa City
Inukko Festival
Yuzawa’s winter prayers, illuminated by snow shrines and candlelight
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Fukui Prefecture・Ikeda Town
Mizumi Dengaku and Noh Dance
Ancient ceremonial performances where dengaku and Noh resonate together in Mizumi, Ikeda Town
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Gifu Prefecture・Gero City
Gero’s Tanokami Festival
A traditional Gero festival entrusting prayers for a good harvest to hanagasa hats and rice-field performing arts
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Tokyo Metropolis・Itabashi City
Itabashi no Ta-asobi
Ta-asobi, a prayer for a good harvest that depicts a year of rice cultivation with drums and recitations
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Aichi Prefecture・Toyohashi City
Toyohashi Oni Festival
A centuries-old Toyohashi festival where a red demon and a tengu dance, while white powder and candy cleanse the town
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Iwate Prefecture・Hanamaki City
Ishihatooka Kagura and Tsuchizawa Kagura
Kagura of Hanamaki and Towa, alive with Gongen-mai and a rich variety of dances