Fukushima Prefecture・Nihonmatsu City
Otaue at Hirose Kumano Shrine
A New Year’s ritual in Nihonmatsu, performing a year of rice cultivation to pray for a good harvest
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Fukushima Prefecture・Tamakawa Village
Nansugama Nenbutsu Odori
A traditional dance of Tamakawa Village girls, accompanied by nenbutsu chants, flutes, and bells
Yamagata Prefecture・Takahata Town
Ankutsu Ennen
Classical bugaku of Takahata Town, handed down in a thatched-roof pavilion
Yamagata Prefecture・Sakata City
Ennen of Niiyama
Traditional performing arts of Sakata and Niiyama reflected in a variety of dances
Yamagata Prefecture・Yuza Town
Fukura Ennen
Medieval-inspired dances and performing arts passed down in Fukura
Yamagata Prefecture・Yuza Town
Warabioka Ennen
Encounter the Bugaku of Warabioka, Rooted in Faith in Mount Chokai
Gunma Prefecture・Katashina Village
Katashina Monkey Festival
Sekihan flies as a monkey performer is chased in this old festival preserved in Katashina Village
Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Goryo Suijin Festival
Goryo Suijin Festival: entrusting wishes to a straw boat and setting it adrift on the Tone River
Saitama Prefecture・Sakado City
Sakado Omiya Sumiyoshi Kagura
Sakado’s traditional kagura, where mythic dances and silent dramas come to life