Iwate Prefecture・Hiraizumi Town
Motsu-ji Ennen
Encounter Ennen at Motsu-ji, where Heian-period dances live on
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Akita Prefecture・Katagami City, Oga City
Toko Yasaka Shrine Toin (統人) Observance
A traditional festival of toin steeped in myth and water-deity worship
Akita Prefecture・Yurihonjo City
Honkai Shishimai Bangaku
Vigorous, varied lion dances and bangaku passed down through faith in Mount Chokai
Yamagata Prefecture・Kahoku Town and Sagae City
Hayashike Bugaku
The sounds of classical court dance and music passed down in Yachi and Jionji
Saitama Prefecture・Kuki City
Washinomiya Saibara Kagura
An ancient style of kagura passed down in Washinomiya, brought to life by singing and festival music
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hakone Town
Hakone Yudate Shishimai
A traditional event where Hakone’s prayers live on in the lion’s dance around the cauldron
Niigata Prefecture
Nenchi Yamadera no Ennen
Yamadera’s Ennen: preserving kouta dances, bugaku performed by children, and kagura
Ishikawa Prefecture・Hakui City, Nanao City
The Custom of Keta’s Cormorant Festival
A cormorant’s sign of the coming year’s harvest in Noto’s December
Nagano Prefecture・Oshika Village
Oshika Kabuki
Local theater passed down on a stage preserved by the people of Oshika Village