Nagasaki Prefecture・Hirado City
Oshima Suko Odori
Flutes and drums echo across the island during Obon; a circle dance of remembrance passed down through generations
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Takanabe Town, Kijo Town, Kawaminami Town, Tsuno Town, Shintomi Town, Misato Town
Takanabe Kagura
Solemn and varied night kagura, passed down through the six shrines of the former Takanabe Domain
Miyazaki Prefecture・Saito City, Kijo Town, Nishimera Village
Mera Mountain Kagura
Night Kagura in a Mountain Village Where Deities and Hunting Culture Live On
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kitaibaraki City
Otsu Bon-bune Nagashi
Entrusting Kitaibaraki’s memorial prayers to bon-bune sent out to sea
Tochigi Prefecture・Ashikaga City
Mount Sekison Bonten Festival
A traditional Mount Sekison event in which bonten are dedicated at sunrise
Saitama Prefecture・Sayama City
The fire festival at Hirose Sengen Jinja
Sayama’s fire festival, passed down through Fujiko prayers and mulberry gomaki
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Tsukagoe Flower Festival
A rural flower festival where wildflowers are scattered and a flower pavilion makes its way along
Chiba Prefecture・Minamiboso City
The Mikari Rite at Shimotatsu Matsubara Shrine
A traditional rite in Minamiboso where bonfires and a mikoshi greet the dawn
Chiba Prefecture・Kisarazu City
Bonten Setting-Up in Nakajima, Kisarazu
A New Year event in Nakajima, where bonten and prayers meet by the sea