Aichi Prefecture・Western Owari
Owari Western Children’s Zairen
A summer in western Owari brightened by lanterns and prayers lit by children
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Mie Prefecture・Matsusaka City
Hazume Mushioshi
A night in Hazume, with taiko, a conch shell, and 3-meter torches moving through the village
Kyoto Prefecture・Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City
Fude Hajime-sai and Tenman-gaki
A New Year calligraphy event offering prayers at an inkstone associated with Lord Michizane
Hyogo Prefecture・Himeji City
Asahidani Hiage (Hiage)
Asahidani’s Obon fire festival, carrying Atago’s sacred fire to a bamboo basket
Fukuoka Prefecture・Koga City
Taniyama Bon Tsuna
A Taniyama Bon event where teams from the seaside and mountain sides sway a large rope
Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Imazu Jūichinichi Matsuri
A New Year celebration with dashi and mikoshi parading through Imazu
Saga Prefecture・Karatsu City
Inoko-sama of Ōshiraki
Ōshiraki’s harvest celebration, passed down through straw coverings and chants
Saga Prefecture・Karatsu City
Obishiraki Inoko-sama (commonly known as Tobitobi)
Children in Waratobi celebrate the harvest in Obishiraki
Saga Prefecture・Kashima City
Kotonojin Shrine Shinko-sai Festival Rites
An autumn Shinko-sai passed down in Kashima, where shishimai and the mikoshi process through a historic town