Takayama Festival
An autumn festival in Hida-Takayama, filled with master-crafted dashi and lantern-lit processions
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An autumn festival in Hida-Takayama, filled with master-crafted dashi and lantern-lit processions
Shirotori’s Bon dance, passed down beneath kiriko lanterns to singing and the sound of geta
Kasamatsu’s rain-prayer dance, woven from colorful bamboo and drums
A traditional Yoro festival where 3 rotating dashi parade through town
Hida-Furukawa’s spring festival, celebrated with the Okoshi Daiko and magnificent dashi floats
A springtime in Kasamatsu colored by cherry blossoms and the traditional daimyo procession with o-yakko performers
Tanigumi’s traditional performing art, with drums and phoenix-feather shinai in motion
A traditional Gero festival entrusting prayers for a good harvest to hanagasa hats and rice-field performing arts
A guide to annual events tracing Gifu Prefecture’s seasons and local culture month by month