Wakayama Prefecture・Yura Town
Yura Festival
Yura’s autumn festival, alive with float contests and lion dances
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Shimane Prefecture・Nishinoshima Town
Oki Dengaku and Niwa no Mai
Dengaku and Niwa no Mai in Nishinoshima: a traditional festival enlivened by music
Hiroshima Prefecture・Mihara City
Noji Spring Festival
Noji’s spring festival, with futon dashi and the sound of Shishi Taiko
Tokushima Prefecture・Anan City
Tachibana Kenka Danjiri Festival
A spirited festival where dashi collide in a town by the sea
Kagawa Prefecture・Miki Town
Lion Dance Festa
An autumn festival where Miki Town’s large and small lion dances perform to the sounds of gongs and drums
Ehime Prefecture・Uwajima City
Shika Odori (Uwajima City)
Uwajima’s graceful Yatsushika Odori, accompanied by deer masks and drums
Kumamoto Prefecture・Mashiki Town
Togawa Shishimai
An autumn festival in Mashiki Town, passed down through a dance of sparks and male and female lions
Okinawa Prefecture・Nago City
Hōnen Festival (Kayo)
A harvest festival carried on through prayers to the lion and Kayo dances
Akita Prefecture・Yurihonjo City
Honkai Shishimai Bangaku
Vigorous, varied lion dances and bangaku passed down through faith in Mount Chokai