Ishikawa Prefecture・Hakui City, Nanao City
The Custom of Keta’s Cormorant Festival
A cormorant’s sign of the coming year’s harvest in Noto’s December
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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
Aichi Prefecture・Toei Town, Shitara Town, and Toyone Village
Hanamatsuri
A winter festival in Oku-Mikawa, alive with yudate kagura and masked dances
Shimane Prefecture・Gotsu City, Kawamoto Town, Misato Town, Ōnan Town
Ōmoto Kagura
An all-night kagura festival carrying on the worship of the Ōmoto deity
Saga Prefecture・Tara Town
Takezaki Kanzeonji Shusho-e Oni Matsuri
An ancient festival in Tara Town, where contests over the demon box and children’s dances live on
Miyazaki Prefecture・Shiiba Village
Shiiba Kagura
A tradition of distinctive night kagura thriving in 26 mountain communities
Miyazaki Prefecture・Takaharu Town
Takaharu no Kamimai
A powerful all-night kagura preserving devotion to Mount Takachihomine
Miyazaki Prefecture・Saito City, Kijo Town, Nishimera Village
Mera Kagura
Kagura in Mera’s mountain villages, where dances welcoming the deities live on