Tokamachi Snow Festival
A festival to explore snow sculptures and plazas and discover winter culture in snow country
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A festival to explore snow sculptures and plazas and discover winter culture in snow country
A winter ritual in Ninohe where sparks and five grains foretell the year’s harvest
A 500-year-old Eyo contest for the shingi in the sacred darkness
Ta-asobi and the oni dance: Okazaki’s prayers passed down amid flames
A Little New Year event featuring a huge rope winding through town and a contest that divines the year’s harvest
Yokote’s Little New Year, bright with illuminated snow huts and elaborate bonden
Yuzawa’s winter prayers, illuminated by snow shrines and candlelight
Yonezawa's winter, where snow lanterns and candlelight convey remembrance
Light and sound across a snowfield, and winter night views at Tokachigawa Onsen