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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Horoha-yama Shimotsuki Kagura
Traditional kagura where boiling cauldrons and miko dances carry through the night
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Akita Prefecture・Yurihonjo City
Yajima’s Shinmei Shrine Hassaku Festival
An autumn festival praying for a bountiful harvest, with mikoshi and dashi bringing the streets of Yajima to life
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Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Kokake’s Shoki-sama
Male and female Shoki-sama protecting the settlement, and their cedar-leaf change of clothes
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Akita Prefecture・Daisen City
National Fireworks Competition
A competition where the skill and creativity of pyrotechnicians light up Daisen’s skies, day and night
Ended
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Kazuno Bon dances
Bon dances in Kazuno, led by bonfires and a great drum
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Ended
Akita Prefecture・Kazuno City
Kemanai Bon Odori
An elegant circle dance passed down around bonfires, accompanied by drums and song
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Akita Prefecture・Hachirogata Town
Hitoichi Bon Odori
A summer night in Hachirogata, brought to life by costumes and 3 dances
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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Okuribon Festival
Memorial boats collide in a traditional event that brightens Yokote’s summer
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Ended
Akita Prefecture・Noshiro City
Niageba Bon Odori
Niageba Bon Odori: carrying on the memory of Sasara
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