Ishikawa Prefecture・Nakanoto Town
Noto-be Shrine’s Bakko Festival
A silent procession carrying the gods’ meeting and prayers for a bountiful harvest
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Fukui Prefecture・Wakasa Town
Tenman Shrine Annual Festival Ritual
Fujii’s spring festival, where children’s dances and the young people’s mikoshi procession come together
Yamanashi Prefecture・Hokuto City
Shimokuraishi Shishimai and Dosojin Festival
The Onna-shishi Dance and the Little New Year in Hakushu, watched over by Dosojin
Nagano Prefecture・Saku City
Kasuga Hongo District Dosojin Festival
Kasuga Hongo's Dosojin Festival, with lantern-lit mikoshi traveling through the winter night
Nagano Prefecture・Azumino City
The Dosojin Festival of Misato
A Dosojin and stage festival in Misato, carried on by children
Nagano Prefecture・Azumino City
The Shibafune and Doll Decorations of Ushio Shinmeigu Shrine
A night festival in Ushio, where candlelit Shibafune pass beneath the Mikan Lantern
Nagano Prefecture・Nagano City
The Onda Festival, Kodama Stone Ritual, and Gohan Ritual at Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto Shrine
An ancient rite at Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto Shrine in Matsushiro, where the New Year’s harvest is divined
Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka City
Hatsutora Festival
A peaceful early-morning Hatsutora Festival and a moment of good fortune at Jinnoji Temple in Kameoka
Osaka Prefecture・Kawachinagano City
Hachiman Shrine’s Kensho Nawakake
A ritual that ties Amami’s wishes into a great shimenawa spanning the river