Yamanashi Prefecture・Kofu City
Kofu Dosojin Festival
A Little New Year festival in Kofu Castle Town, brought to life by painted ukiyo-e curtains
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Yamanashi Prefecture・Kofu City
Tensushi-mai
Nine puppets parade in an ancient dance passed down in Kofu
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City
Oneri Festival
A celebration of Iida’s traditional performing arts, featuring a great lion and a daimyo procession
Nagano Prefecture・Nagano City
Saikawa Shrine Daidaikagura
Lion dance and shrine-ground fireworks passed down in Amori
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Tenryu Village’s Shimotsuki Kagura
Yudate kagura and masked dances passed down through three festivals
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Snow Festival
A dengaku festival where snow is seen as a sign of a good harvest and masked deities dance through the night
Gifu Prefecture
Annual Events in Gifu Prefecture
A guide to annual events tracing Gifu Prefecture’s seasons and local culture month by month
Gifu Prefecture・Gujo City
Nagataki Ennen
A traditional Hakusan festival where graceful ancient dances meet the flower-grabbing
Shizuoka Prefecture・Mori Town
The Bugaku of Tōtōmi Mori
Twelve-part bugaku and a rich tradition of sacred dances at three shrines