Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Kōno Matsuri
Prayers for Sagami conveyed through six shrines’ mikoshi and a traditional seating dialogue
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Hadano City
Hadano Tobacco Festival
A festival where the memories of leaf-tobacco farming live on, and fire and dance brighten the city
Niigata Prefecture・Niigata City
Niitsu Summer Festival
Niitsu’s summer, where folk dance meets the spectacle of dashi
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Hakusan Shrine Bugaku
Children’s bugaku dances set against the pondside stage and bridgeway
Niigata Prefecture・Nagaoka City
Raikoji Hakusan Shrine Autumn Grand Festival
A local festival in Raikoji enlivened by shagyari and dashi
Toyama Prefecture・Uozu City
Sengoku Noroshi Festival
A Sengoku-era pageant in Uozu, with signal fires rising from mountain castles
Toyama Prefecture・Imizu City
Hojozu Hikiyama Festival
A procession of 13 dashi brings color to the port town, with hanayama by day and lantern-lit dashi by night
Ishikawa Prefecture・Suzu City
Iida-machi Tōrōyama Festival
Iida-machi’s summer festival, lit up by a giant Tōrōyama and festival songs
Fukui Prefecture・Takahama Town
Takahama Shichinen Festival
A Shichinen Festival where three mikoshi and dedicated performances process through town