Saitama Prefecture・Honjo City
Honjo Matsuri
An autumn festival in Honjo-juku, brought to life by mikoshi and magnificent dashi
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Saitama Prefecture・Fukaya City
Yamakawa Yagibushi Odori
Yagibushi dancing and local memories passed down in Yamakawa
Chiba Prefecture・Urayasu City
Urayasu Sanja Festival
A festival where the 3 shrines’ mikoshi travel through Urayasu with jizuri and chants
Chiba Prefecture・Kamogawa City
Kamogawa Joint Festival
An autumn festival of carrying floats and dashi, where the traditions of 7 shrines come together in Kamogawa
Chiba Prefecture・Funabashi City, Chiba City, Yachiyo City, and Narashino City
Shimōsa Miyama’s Seven-Year Festival
A seven-year festival for safe childbirth and child-rearing, linking mikoshi from 9 shrines across 4 cities
Tokyo Metropolis
Koku Hyakunichi-sai
An aviation celebration marking the 100 days before graduation with class songs and resolve
Tokyo Metropolis・Kozushima Village
Kozushima’s bonito-fishing event
A boat made of green bamboo races around the shrine grounds in a ritual that passes down the island’s bonito fishery
Tokyo Metropolis・Chofu City
Jindaiji Hozuki Matsuri
Chinese lantern plants and a variety of summer events enliven Jindaiji Temple’s festival days
Tokyo Metropolis・Edogawa City
Asama Nobori Festival
A traditional Shinozaki rite in which 10 large banners are raised by hand