Yamagata Prefecture・Tsuruoka City
The huge-torch ritual of the Shoreisai Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival on Mount Haguro, where wishes are entrusted to huge torches
FIND YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE
Festival listings in Japan — Page 157
Find Japanese festivals by destination, date, theme and experiences. Page 157.
Narrow down your criteria
Yamagata Prefecture・Kahoku Town and Sagae City
Hayashike Bugaku
The sounds of classical court dance and music passed down in Yachi and Jionji
Yamagata Prefecture・Yuza Town
Yuza’s Little New Year events
Yuza’s Little New Year: Visitors in straw kendan and masks
Saitama Prefecture・Kuki City
Washinomiya Saibara Kagura
An ancient style of kagura passed down in Washinomiya, brought to life by singing and festival music
Chiba Prefecture・Minamiboso City
Shirama-tsu no Omachi (Grand Festival) Events
A grand festival held once every 4 years, when large banners representing the sun and moon adorn Shirama-tsu
Chiba Prefecture・Tateyama City
Mona Taro Festival
A festival in Mona that entrusts a bountiful harvest and a healthy year to a mound of taro
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Sagicho
Flames rising on the beach and a tug-of-war between sea and land mark Oiso’s Little New Year
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hakone Town
Hakone Yudate Shishimai
A traditional event where Hakone’s prayers live on in the lion’s dance around the cauldron
Niigata Prefecture
Nenchi Yamadera no Ennen
Yamadera’s Ennen: preserving kouta dances, bugaku performed by children, and kagura