Ibaraki Prefecture・Hitachiota City, Hitachi City
Kinasa Shrine Isode Grand Festival
A procession held once every 72 years, with the eastern and western mikoshi heading for the coast
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Ibaraki Prefecture・Tsukuba City
Mount Tsukuba Maple Festival
An autumn mountain festival amid Mount Tsukuba’s foliage and nighttime lights
Gunma Prefecture・Maebashi City
Maebashi Otorisai Festival
A Maebashi Tori no Ichi festival featuring prayers to the Yatagarasu and dedicated performances
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City, Yokoze Town, Ogano Town
Chichibu Three Great Spring Festivals
Floats and kasahoko enlivening three communities, festivals carrying Chichibu’s spring traditions forward
Saitama Prefecture・Honjo City
Honjo Matsuri
An autumn festival in Honjo-juku, brought to life by mikoshi and magnificent dashi
Saitama Prefecture・Fukaya City
Yamakawa Yagibushi Odori
Yagibushi dancing and local memories passed down in Yamakawa
Chiba Prefecture・Funabashi City, Chiba City, Yachiyo City, and Narashino City
Shimōsa Miyama’s Seven-Year Festival
A seven-year festival for safe childbirth and child-rearing, linking mikoshi from 9 shrines across 4 cities
Tokyo Metropolis・Edogawa City
Asama Nobori Festival
A traditional Shinozaki rite in which 10 large banners are raised by hand
Tokyo Metropolis・Oshima Town
Camellia Festival (Tokyo)
A spring festival on Izu Oshima celebrating camellias and island culture