Nagano Prefecture・Ina City
Suwagata Onbashira Festival and Horseback Procession
A horseback procession through Suwagata and the pulling of a large Onbashira
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Nagano Prefecture・Omachi City
Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine Sakihajime Ritual
A spring ritual in Omachi that invokes hopes for a good harvest through rice-farming practices
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Hiyoshi Okkuwa Festival
A festival in which a mikoshi bearing a hoe-shaped object travels through a mountain village, carrying prayers for a good harvest
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Waseda Puppet Theater and the Kamiokuri Ritual
A folk event in Anan Town featuring 3-person puppetry and rain divination
Aichi Prefecture・Miyoshi City
Miyoshi Inarikaku Summer Grand Festival Dedication Events
A summer festival and intangible folk cultural property passed down in Miyoshi
Aichi Prefecture・Okazaki City
Denden Gassari
An Okazaki agricultural ritual that entrusts hopes for a good harvest to a large kagami mochi and the actions of an ox
Aichi Prefecture・Shinshiro City
Festival Noh
The stage for Noh and kyogen at Tominaga Jinja, kept alive by local ujiko
Mie Prefecture・Nabari City
The Wakago Festival at Hachiman Jinja
A ritual celebrating a milestone in the community by welcoming the wakago and holding yabusame-style archery and a celebratory gathering
Mie Prefecture・Odai Town
Kawazoe Shrine Gomikake Festival
A shrine festival in Tochihara, where hopes for a good harvest are entrusted to archery and the Naematsu ceremony