Iwate Prefecture・Morioka City
Morioka Sansa Odori
A festival where Morioka dances through summer to the sounds of drums and flutes
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Gunma Prefecture・Shibukawa City
Japan’s Center Shibukawa Heso Festival
A festival celebrating Shibukawa’s “navel” through pictures painted on the stomach and dance
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kawasaki City
Kanamara Festival
Kanayama Shrine’s annual festival, where distinctive mikoshi bring color to spring in Kawasaki
Niigata Prefecture・Nagaoka City
Nagaoka Festival
Nagaoka’s summer festival carries hopes for recovery and peace into the night sky and the city streets
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Seihakusai
A spring festival passed down through generations, with 3 Dekayama floats parading through Nanao
Miyazaki Prefecture・Takachiho Town
Takachiho no Yo Kagura
An all-night ritual preserving myth-inspired dances in each village
Okinawa Prefecture・Miyakojima City
Paantu of Miyako Island (Shimoji)
A ritual to ward off misfortune, with visiting deities covered in mud and vines traveling around Shimoji village
Hokkaido・Haboro Town
Yagishiri Sheep Festival
A Summer Food Festival Featuring Suffolk Sheep from Yagishiri Island at the Port
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kasama City
Abusive Language Festival
Tengu visit mountain shrines in Kasama at this unusual festival, where calls ring out