Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Shingu Noryosai
A Nanao summer festival where candlelit kiriko travel through the satoyama at night
FIND YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE
Mountains and satoyama — Festival listings in Japan — Page 26
Explore Japanese festivals matching Mountains and satoyama. Find dates, highlights and travel information for your visit. Page 26.
Narrow down your criteria
Aichi Prefecture・Okazaki City
Natsuyama Hachimangu Fire Festival
A traditional fire festival in Natsuyama, Okazaki, brought to life by a sacred flame and a demon chase
Iwate Prefecture・Miyako City
Kuromori Kagura
A coastal procession of prayer and performance, accompanied by Gongen-sama
Yamagata Prefecture・Tsuruoka City
The huge-torch ritual of the Shoreisai Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival on Mount Haguro, where wishes are entrusted to huge torches
Niigata Prefecture
Nenchi Yamadera no Ennen
Yamadera’s Ennen: preserving kouta dances, bugaku performed by children, and kagura
Toyama Prefecture・Imizu City
Hikiyama and Tsukiyama events of the Hojozu Hachimangu Festival
13 dashi and Tsukiyama festivities bring color to the port town, from flower-decorated floats by day to lantern-covered floats by night
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City
Toyama’s Shimotsuki Festival
A traditional kagura of Toyama Valley, where cauldrons of hot water and sacred masks carry the night onward
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Yuki Matsuri
A Dengaku ritual in Anan Town, where the flames of a giant torch and masked dances continue until dawn
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Wago no Nenbutsu Odori
A Bon dance passed down in Wago, where drums and nenbutsu bring the mountain village together