Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Bonden at Asahiokayama Shrine
A winter festival in Yokote, where lavish Bonden travel snowy mountain roads and take on the shrine gate and steep slopes
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Akita Prefecture・Yuzawa City
Inukko Festival
Yuzawa’s winter prayers, illuminated by snow shrines and candlelight
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Yamagata Prefecture・Yonezawa City
Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival
Yonezawa's winter, where snow lanterns and candlelight convey remembrance
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Fukui Prefecture・Ikeda Town
Mizumi Dengaku and Noh Dance
Ancient ceremonial performances where dengaku and Noh resonate together in Mizumi, Ikeda Town
Aomori Prefecture・Aomori City
Aomori Winter Festival
Make the most of winter in Aomori with big snow activities and hands-on crafts
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Fukushima Prefecture・Aizuwakamatsu City
Aizu Picture Candle Festival
A winter night lit by Aizu picture candles against a snowy landscape
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Gifu Prefecture・Gero City
Gero’s Tanokami Festival
A traditional Gero festival entrusting prayers for a good harvest to hanagasa hats and rice-field performing arts
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Akita Prefecture・Misato Town
Rokugo Kamakura Festival
Rokugo’s Little New Year traditions, carried on through Tenzuku, the fire festival, and the bamboo battle
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Fukui Prefecture・Katsuyama City
Tani no Omen-san Festival
A festival to gather around four masks and discover the prayers passed down in Tani