Yamagata Prefecture・Sakata City
Ennen of Niiyama
Traditional performing arts of Sakata and Niiyama reflected in a variety of dances
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Gunma Prefecture・Katashina Village
Katashina Monkey Festival
Sekihan flies as a monkey performer is chased in this old festival preserved in Katashina Village
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Ta-asobi Ritual at Hakusan Shrine
A Sado ritual that acts out rice planting with yuzuriha leaves and prays for a good harvest
Toyama Prefecture・Kurobe City
Oyama Tanabata Nagashi
A night in Oyama, with handmade dolls and boats adorning the Tanabata river
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Gokayama’s Songs and Dances
The spirit of mountain villages carried by the folk songs and dances of Gokayama
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Komagane City, Takagi Village
Ina Valley Koto Yōka observances
An Ina Valley folk observance that sends misfortune away with sasa bamboo and Buddhist invocations
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performing arts of Sakabe Winter Festival
Sakabe Winter Festival, with flames, hot water, and masked dances continuing until dawn
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Kotoyoka Observances
A winter tradition in Matsumoto: warding off misfortune with straw figures and prayers
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performance arts of the Mukai-kata Okiyome Festival
An ancient kagura tradition of Mukai-kata, Tenryu Village, passed down through boiling-water rites and dances