Ibaraki Prefecture・Sakuragawa City
Festival rites of Gosho Komataki Shrine
A summer festival alive in Makabe, connecting the mikoshi with the spirit of the town
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Chiba Prefecture
Shirama-tsu Sasara Odori
A prayer dance with flower hats and sasara clappers passed down in Shirama-tsu
Chiba Prefecture・Tateyama City
Suzaki Odori
A circular dance at Suzaki Shrine shaped by fans and drums, a prayer dance passed down through generations
Chiba Prefecture・Inzai City
Shō Nenbutsu Odori of Rokuzanenbutsu
A traditional dance alive in Buzai, where drums and nenbutsu bring the circle together
Kanagawa Prefecture・Minamiashigara City
Ashigara Sasara Odori
A furyu dance passed down in Minamiashigara, adorned with binsasara and fans
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Tanabata Festival
A dragon made of bamboo decorations parades through Nishi-Koiso in a Tanabata festival that leads to the sea
Kanagawa Prefecture・Yokosuka City
Yokosuka’s Tiger Dance
A theatrical tradition alive in Yokosuka, featuring Wato-nai and the tiger
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Otaue Ritual at Gosho Shrine
An ancient Sado ritual in which seven shrine attendants present prayers for the rice crop before the deity
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Ta-asobi Ritual at Hakusan Shrine
A Sado ritual that acts out rice planting with yuzuriha leaves and prays for a good harvest