Saitama Prefecture・Kawagoe City
Manguri
A summer event in Kamiterayama, where the bonten receives prayers, passes through the district, and is purified with water
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Saitama Prefecture・Higashichichibu Village
Shiraishi no Kamiokuri
The prayers of Shiraishi: visiting three Yasaka Shrines and sending calamity away to the Tsukigawa River
Saitama Prefecture・Kumagaya City
Oegawa Lion Festival
A traditional lion festival winding through Oegawa to spirited shouts
Saitama Prefecture・Kumagaya City
Suga Hiro Autumn Festival “Sasara”
Suga Hiro’s autumn festival, brought to life by the sound of the sasara and three lions
Saitama Prefecture・Sayama City
The fire festival at Hirose Sengen Jinja
Sayama’s fire festival, passed down through Fujiko prayers and mulberry gomaki
Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Tatsuzawa no Mushio-kuri
A prayer to send the village’s epidemics beyond the mountain settlement, entrusted to the bonten and hayashi music
Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Kadodaira Mushioshiri
A summer event in Minano, sending misfortune from the mountain village away with okuri-dake bamboo poles and the sound of drums
Saitama Prefecture・Kamikawa Town
Komatsu Shrine Chinowa Hoop-Passing Ceremony
A summer festival at Komatsu, where prayers are offered through the chinowa at dusk and purification rituals
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Senju Kannon Shingan Sumo
Ceremonial sumo at Senju Kannon-do: praying for health without declaring a winner