Shizuoka Prefecture・Nishiizu Town
Hama Segaki
Arari’s Hama Segaki: prayers by lantern light, alongside gratitude for the sea’s bounty
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Mie Prefecture・Ise City
Shinzennbushin
Shinzennbushin carries on Matsushita’s prayers through the shimenawa tied at Sakishima
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
Karo Shrine Spring Festival
A spring festival tradition linking Karo’s sea and its mikoshi
Shimane Prefecture・Oda City
Yunotsu Bon Odori
Ondo singing echoing through the port town and Bon Odori kuchidoki verses preserved in ledgers
Shimane Prefecture・Oki Islands Town
Imatsu Tondo
Imatsu’s daring fire festival, where people chase bamboo as it falls into the sea
Kochi Prefecture・Konan City
Yasu Hachiman Shrine Shinko Festival
An autumn tradition that brings the streets of Yasu to life with a mikoshi and lion dances
Fukuoka Prefecture・Kitakyushu City
Mekari Ceremony
The Kanmon Strait, guided by torchlight; prayers for the sea passed down through generations
Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Imajuku Kamimachi Tenmangu Oni-sube
Imajuku’s New Year’s event, where demons and young men struggle as they go around the town
Nagasaki Prefecture・Tsushima City
Yakuma in Kisaka and Omi
A festival of towers that carry Tsushima’s prayers into the present, built from stones gathered on the shore