Kochi Prefecture・Ino Town
Honkawa Kagura
Honkawa Kagura dances and drums passed down through the mountain village night
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Performing Arts of the Shigaumi Shrine Shinkō Festival
Mikoshi and traditional dances: the shinkō performances that live on in Shikanoshima
Saga Prefecture・Imari City
Toriou Matsuri at Kanbara Hachimangū
A traditional Imari festival of sparks and offerings of newly harvested rice
Kumamoto Prefecture・Yatsushiro City
Ueyanagi Bon Odori
A Bon dance in Ueyanagi, Yatsushiro, passed down through song and circles
Miyazaki Prefecture・Takachiho Town
Takachiho Kagura
A traditional nighttime performance bringing Takachiho’s myths to life
Miyazaki Prefecture・Takanabe Town, Kijo Town, Kawaminami Town, Tsuno Town, Shintomi Town, Misato Town
Takanabe Kagura
Solemn and varied night kagura, passed down through the six shrines of the former Takanabe Domain
Miyazaki Prefecture・Misato Town, Kijo Town
The Shiwassu Festival of Hyūga-Nangō Mikado Shrine and Kijo Hiki Shrine
For 3 days, welcoming bonfires and kagura illuminate the route connecting the father and son deities
Okinawa Prefecture・Ishigaki City
Ishigaki Island’s Four-Village Pūrii (Harvest Festival)
Ishigaki Island’s harvest festival, where the prayers and performances of four villages ring out
Hokkaido・Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District
Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Onsen Gorge Fire Festival / Gorge Fire Festival Summer Fireworks
Ainu prayers, flames, and summer fireworks echoing through the gorge