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Oita Prefecture・Tsukumi City
Performances of the Katano Shimozuki Festival
Traditional Shimozuki performances, with kagura and lion dances traveling through Katano
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Ended
Oita Prefecture・Nakatsu City
The puppet dances and sumo at Koyora Shrine
Nakatsu’s triennial festival, where ancient puppets dance and the gods wrestle
Cancelled
Oita Prefecture・Bungo-ono City
Ogata Gosenkoku Festival
An autumn festival where Ogata’s mikoshi and traditional performing arts gather, with prayers for an abundant harvest
Oita Prefecture・Himeshima Village
Himeshima Bon Odori
A festival of diverse dances performed at bon dance grounds across the island and passed down through the generations
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Oita Prefecture・Hita City
Hita Gion Festival
A Hita summer festival where lantern-lit dashi floats and music parade through the streets
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Oita Prefecture・Bungo-ono City
Ontake Kagura
A traditional performing art of Bungo-ono, passed down through myth-inspired dance and music
Oita Prefecture・Nakatsu City
Kakize Kagura
Nakatsu Kakize's Iwato Kagura, passed down through the hot-water halberd and fire-walking
Oita Prefecture・Kitsuki City
Kitsuki Bon Odori
The spirit of Kitsuki’s Bon season carried on through drumbeats and a gentle circular dance
Oita Prefecture・Yufu City
Shonai Kagura
Drums and flutes resound in Shonai, Yufu, as kagura dances are passed down through generations