Kawaguchi Chigo-mai
A chigo kagura at Kawaguchi Asama Shrine, with 5 dances performed using bells and ritual implements
Explore Japanese festivals matching Hokuriku and Koshinetsu. Find dates, highlights and travel information for your visit. Page 19.
地域:北陸・甲信越
A chigo kagura at Kawaguchi Asama Shrine, with 5 dances performed using bells and ritual implements
Ichikawadaimon’s Gion-san: three mikoshi and a living tradition of offering gourds
A Little New Year festival in Kofu Castle Town, brought to life by painted ukiyo-e curtains
Nine puppets parade in an ancient dance passed down in Kofu
A summer festival where local prayers dwell in a giant Ofune-sama adorned with a white heron
A bow at the pass monument: a spring and autumn ceremony condensed into a few dozen seconds
A celebration of Iida’s traditional performing arts, featuring a great lion and a daimyo procession
A festival in which 9 carved dashi proceed through Satoyamabe to spirited calls
Lion dance and shrine-ground fireworks passed down in Amori