Miyagi Prefecture・Tome City
Mamekarasan Festival
An autumn festival celebrating the beans’ growth with kagura and children’s sumo
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Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Matsudate Tenmangu Sandaiyama Shishi Daigongen Mai
Matsudate’s Offering Kagura: Prayers Through Lion Dancing and Boiling-Water Rites
Yamagata Prefecture・Kaminoyama City
Kaminoyama Onsen National Scarecrow Festival
A Kaminoyama autumn enlivened by handmade scarecrows and a showcase of creativity
Yamagata Prefecture・Shonai Town
Yaya Festival
The prayers of Chigawara, carried on through bitter-cold water rituals and ohyakudo-mairi
Fukushima Prefecture・Namie Town
Tsushima no Taue Odori
A rice-planting dance passed down through four hamlets, performed to pray for a bountiful harvest
Fukushima Prefecture・Koriyama City
Yanagihashi Kabuki
Rural kabuki in Yanagihashi, passed down by local people
Ibaraki Prefecture・Hitachi City, Takahagi City, Kitaibaraki City, Hitachiota City, Hitachiomiya City, Daigo Town
KENPOKU ART 2016 Ibaraki Kenpoku Art Festival
Contemporary art across 6 northern municipalities, set amid coastal and mountain landscapes
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kasama City
Abusive Language Festival
Tengu visit mountain shrines in Kasama at this unusual festival, where calls ring out
Ibaraki Prefecture・Sakuragawa City
Ooi Matsuri
A Shinto ritual centered on a serving of mosō piled high with eight go of rice, giving thanks for the harvest and praying for good health