Hokkaido・Noboribetsu City
Noboribetsu Hell Festival
Noboribetsu’s summer festival, where demons from Hell Valley enliven the hot spring town
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Miyagi Prefecture・Shiogama City
Shiogama Minato Festival
A festival of sea and land, with mikoshi and a gozabune sailing around Matsushima Bay
Tokyo Metropolis・Fuchu City
Kurayami Festival
Mikoshi and large drums moving through the darkness—a traditional festival alive in Fuchu
Nagano Prefecture・Nozawa Onsen Village
Nozawa Onsen’s Dosojin Festival
Prayers for Little New Year in Nozawa Onsen, bound together by a sacred tree and flames
Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Murakami Grand Festival
A traditional castle-town festival featuring mikoshi and 19 oshagiri
Niigata Prefecture・Nagaoka City
Nagaoka Festival
Nagaoka’s summer festival carries hopes for recovery and peace into the night sky and the city streets
Toyama Prefecture・Takaoka City
Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival
Seven mikurumayama showcasing the skill of the townspeople in a spring procession through the castle town
Toyama Prefecture・Uozu City
Tatemon Festival
A traditional event of the sea and prayer, with a towering lantern float moving through Uozu at night
Hokkaido・Iwamizawa City
Iwamizawa Saika Festival
Iwamizawa’s flowers, dance, and a colorful summer festival