Aichi Prefecture・Okazaki City
Denden Gassari
An Okazaki agricultural ritual that entrusts hopes for a good harvest to a large kagami mochi and the actions of an ox
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Mie Prefecture・Tsu City
Takazawara Yama no Kami
Prayers to the mountain deity, passed down in Takazawara, Misato-cho
Shiga Prefecture・Hino Town
Nakayama Imo Kurabe Festival
A festival rooted in Nakayama tradition, where taro from the east and west are compared at Nogamiyama
Kyoto Prefecture・Kyotamba Town
Shitsumi Hachimangu Autumn Festival
An autumn festival of music and vibrant yama-hoko floats among cedar trees
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City, Yazu Town, Chizu Town
Hanakago Festival
An offering festival where five-colored flower baskets and Kirin Shishimai bring color to a mountain village
Kochi Prefecture・Shimanto City
Daimonji Okuribi
A large character-shaped fire lighting up the night sky, passed down at Jūdaiji Mountain
Saga Prefecture・Karatsu City
Obishiraki Inoko-sama (commonly known as Tobitobi)
Children in Waratobi celebrate the harvest in Obishiraki
Kagoshima Prefecture・Satsumasendai City
Performances associated with the Otaue Festival at Nitta Shrine
Dedicating Yakko-furi and stick dancing to carry on prayers for the rice-planting season