Chiba Prefecture・Minamiboso City
Shirama-tsu no Omachi (Grand Festival) Events
A grand festival held once every 4 years, when large banners representing the sun and moon adorn Shirama-tsu
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Sagicho
Flames rising on the beach and a tug-of-war between sea and land mark Oiso’s Little New Year
Ishikawa Prefecture・Hakui City, Nanao City
The Custom of Keta’s Cormorant Festival
A cormorant’s sign of the coming year’s harvest in Noto’s December
Hyogo Prefecture・Ako City
Sakoshi Boat Festival
A traditional boat festival in which a fleet carrying memories of the port town crosses Sakoshi Bay
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
Inaba Shobu Tug-of-War
A traditional May seasonal festival event in which people pull a rope of plants imbued with the community’s hopes
Okinawa Prefecture・Taketomi Town
Iriomote Island’s Shichisai Festival
Iriomote Island’s festival marking a turning point in the year, welcoming a bountiful harvest from the sea and connecting prayers with performing arts
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kisakata Bon Hut Ceremony
A summer tradition in Kisakata: welcoming and sending off ancestors with seaside Bon huts and fire
Fukushima Prefecture・Iwaki City
Goho-den Dengaku and Lion Dances
A Festival in Iwaki Alive with Dueling Hoko, Dengaku, and Four Lion Dances
Chiba Prefecture
Shirama-tsu Sasara Odori
A prayer dance with flower hats and sasara clappers passed down in Shirama-tsu