Hokkaido・Kikonai Town
Kikonai Town Midwinter Misogi Festival
A traditional Kikonai ritual in which participants carry the sacred object into the freezing sea
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Hokkaido・Noboribetsu City
Noboribetsu Fishing Port Festival
A seaside festival celebrating the port’s bounty and praying for a good catch, with fireworks lighting up the night sky
Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Oshu Mizusawa Summer Festival
A summer festival of songs and dances brightening the streets of Mizusawa
Iwate Prefecture・Hiraizumi Town
Fujiwara Festival
A festival tracing the story of Yoshitsune and the Fujiwara clan through Hiraizumi in spring and autumn
Iwate Prefecture・Shizukuishi Town
Iwate Snow Festival
A winter scene in Shizukuishi, brought to life by snow sculptures and kamakura
Akita Prefecture・Ogachi District
Ebisu Dawara
A traditional harvest-prayer event featuring a rice-bale mikoshi and songs parading through town
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Onagori Festival
A festival celebrating summer’s farewell, where festivals from across Japan meet in the streets of Noshiro
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Noshiro Yaku Tanabata
A Tanabata festival of castle-shaped lantern floats crossing Noshiro at night and shachi ornaments dancing down the river
Ibaraki Prefecture・Hitachinaka City
Katsuta Festival
Bringing the community together to make history and capture the festival’s excitement