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Fukuoka Prefecture・Asakura City
Oshiroi Festival
Asakura’s unusual festival, where white shitogi made from new rice carries hopes for a bountiful harvest
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Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Sanpoku Botamochi Festival
A night of giving thanks for the harvest and celebrating community ties through large botamochi
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Yamaguchi Prefecture・Hofu
Warai-ko (Shinto Ritual)
A Hofu ritual entrusting gratitude and hopes for a good harvest to 3 rounds of laughter
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Tokyo Metropolis・Minato City
Gishi Festival (Minato City, Tokyo)
A winter festival at Sengakuji Temple, honoring the Gishi and showcasing a procession and temple treasures
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Takaharu Town
Haraigawa no Kamimai
An all-night kagura of swords and sacred songs at the foot of Mount Kirishima
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Hyogo Prefecture・Ako City
Ako Gishi Festival
A Chūshingura festival with the 47 loyal retainers walking through the Ako castle town
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Mie Prefecture・Kuwana City
Ise Daikagura
A prayerful Sōmai adorned with lion dances and acrobatics passed down in Kuwana
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Mie Prefecture・Shima City
Na-nori, Shimenawa Cutting, and the Fire Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival connecting prayers for the sea and fishing
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