Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Jōhana Hikiyama Festival
A festival pageant of three centuries: Jōhana’s streets adorned by dashi and iori-uta
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Seihakusai
A spring festival passed down through generations, with 3 Dekayama floats parading through Nanao
Shimane Prefecture・Matsue City
Hōran Enya (the annual grand procession festival of Matsue Jōzan Inari Shrine)
A fleet of a hundred boats glides along the river, accompanied by dazzling oar-boat dances
Miyazaki Prefecture・Takachiho Town
Takachiho no Yo Kagura
An all-night ritual preserving myth-inspired dances in each village
Hokkaido・Horokanai Town
Horokanai Town New Soba Festival
A food culture festival in Horokanai, bringing together soba from across Japan and the people who make it
Hokkaido・Matsumae Town
Matsumae Jōka Jidai Matsuri
A historical spectacle in the Matsumae castle town, brought to life by warriors and dashi floats
Iwate Prefecture・Hanamaki City
Hayachine Kagura
Dances by two kagura troupes carrying on the mountain faith
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・Shiwa Town
Yamaya Taue-odori
A rice-planting dance that depicts a year of rice farming through song and dance, with spinning flower hats