Kanagawa Prefecture・Yamato City
Fukuda Jinja Annual Festival
Fukuda Jinja’s annual festival, enlivened by hayashi shishimai said to date back to the late Edo period
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Odawara City
Akibasan Hibō Festival
An Odawara fire festival where people pray for good health through yamabushi prayers and fire-walking
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yamakita Town
Yozuku Hyakumanben Nenbutsu
A traditional Yamakita event featuring a giant bead rosary, taiko, and nenbutsu
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Shimmei Shrine Annual Festival
The Shimmei Shrine Annual Festival: tracing the Gion festival music passed down at Banyu’s guardian shrine
Kanagawa Prefecture・Matsuda Town
Matsuda Town Daimyo Procession
A historical pageant preserving Edo formality and Matsuda’s yakko-buri
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Kuchi Hachimangu Shrine Festival Rites
Festival rites in Shimokuchi, Sado, preserved in medieval records
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Koheiji Shrine Ta-asobi Shinto Ritual
Sado’s Ta-asobi ritual, depicting hopes for a good harvest in the worship hall’s rice paddy
Fukui Prefecture・Minamiechizen Town
Ueno Bon Odori
A traditional Bon Odori in Ueno, Minamiechizen Town, featuring folk songs and costumes
Yamanashi Prefecture・Hokuto City
Shimokuraishi Shishimai and Dosojin Festival
The Onna-shishi Dance and the Little New Year in Hakushu, watched over by Dosojin