Akita Prefecture・Kosaka Town
Nigorikawa Mushi-okuri
A day of warding off misfortune in Nigorikawa, walking with straw figures
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Akita Prefecture・Oga City
Onagawa Shobu Tataki event
Children’s chants and 11 strikes preserve Onagawa’s summer tradition
Akita Prefecture・Oga City
Wakimoto no Yama Dondo
Wakimoto’s Tanabata event, brought to life by children’s dashi and speeches
Chiba Prefecture・Sakura City
Aosuge no Dondoree
Aosuge’s Little New Year event, entrusting wishes to 9 bamboo poles and their flames
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Nishikoiso Tanabata Event
The Nishikoiso Tanabata Event, where local hopes are entrusted to a bamboo mikoshi
Kanagawa Prefecture・Matsuda Town
Matsuda Town Daimyo Procession
A historical pageant preserving Edo formality and Matsuda’s yakko-buri
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yokohama City
Honchi (spider fighting)
A serious contest between tiny spiders, passed down in Yokohama
Kanagawa Prefecture・Sagamihara City
Yose Shrine Annual Festival
A spring procession connecting shrine and community, with a mikoshi descending steep stone steps
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hadano City
Dosojin Festival (Ishiuri and Dondoyaki)
The Dosojin tradition and Koshogatsu neighborhood rounds in Nishiodake, carried on by children