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Tochigi Prefecture・Mashiko Town
Yasaka Shrine Sacred Sake Drinking Ceremony
Mashiko’s festival traditions and the bond between the towns, carried on through a large sake cup
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Aichi Prefecture・Minamichita Town
Toyohama Tai Matsuri
Toyohama’s traditional festival, with a giant sea bream parading along the coast and through town
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Chiba Prefecture・Noda City
Noda’s Tsukuma-i
Noda’s traditional performing art, where dancers praying for rain captivate audiences atop a tall pole
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Nagano Prefecture・Miyada Village
Miyada Gion Festival
Miyada’s summer festival, brought to life by mikoshi processions through town and their destruction at night
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Noto Town
Abare Festival
A festival where kiriko floats showered in sparks and mikoshi race through Uetsu
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Toyama Prefecture・Oyabe City
Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival
A rice-planting festival where glowing large lanterns race through Tsuzawa at night
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Kyoto Prefecture・Uji City
Agata Festival
A festival where a bonten mikoshi passes through Uji on a night with the lights extinguished
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Shiga Prefecture・Higashiomi City
Iba no Sakaoroshi
A festival where Iba’s prayers come alive as mikoshi race down a steep slope
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Kōraiji Festival: Procession of the Mountain Mikoshi
Oiso’s spring festival, where a mikoshi climbs the steep slopes of Mount Koma
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