Hyogo Prefecture・Ako City
Sakoshi Boat Festival
A traditional boat festival in which a fleet carrying memories of the port town crosses Sakoshi Bay
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kuta no Hanagasa Odori
A night in Kuta, where flower-hat lanterns meet the rhythm of drums
Kyoto Prefecture・Kizugawa City
The Miyaza Ceremonies of Wakedonomiya
Ancient rites of farming and prayer, preserved by 8 miyaza
Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
Inaba Shobu Tug-of-War
A traditional May seasonal festival event in which people pull a rope of plants imbued with the community’s hopes
Shimane Prefecture・Gotsu City, Kawamoto Town, Misato Town, Ōnan Town
Ōmoto Kagura
An all-night kagura festival carrying on the worship of the Ōmoto deity
Okayama Prefecture・Maniwa City
Omiya Odori
A summer circle dance passed down to the beat of Hiruzen lanterns and taiko
Hiroshima Prefecture・Shobara City
Hiba Kojin Kagura
Shobara's traditional kagura, where Kojin worship and myth-inspired dances live on
Yamaguchi Prefecture・Iwakuni City
Suo So’o Hashiramatsu Festival
A torch-throwing fire festival passed down through generations beneath So’o’s night sky
Yamaguchi Prefecture・Shunan City
Misaku Kagura
Misaku Kagura: welcoming the deities of 7 shrines and carrying prayers forward through ancient dances