Nagano Prefecture・Takamori Town
Hagiyama Shrine Mishayama Festival
Takemori Town’s Mishayama Festival: ancient traditions housed in a thatched hut
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Gifu Prefecture・Ikeda Town
Shimohigashino Ichiyama Karakuri Fireworks
A festival in Ikeda Town featuring inherited karakuri puppetry and fireworks
Gifu Prefecture・Gujo City
Nanoka Festival
A traditional event at Myoken Shrine, linking the mikoshi procession with three dances
Shizuoka Prefecture・Izunokuni City
Kawakannjo
A Bon-season event in Ohito, entrusting prayers to a torch-bearing raft set afloat on the Kano River
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kawanehoncho
Hiraya no Nagashitai
Hiraya’s summer tradition: sending a flaming tai down the Oi River, carrying prayers onward
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kakegawa City
Nakamura Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival
Gion music echoes through Kakegawa as the sacred procession is passed down
Shizuoka Prefecture・Kosai City
Ninomiya Shrine Grand Festival Yabusame Ritual
A Sengoku-era yabusame ritual with purification in Lake Hamana
Shizuoka Prefecture・Nishiizu Town
Hama Segaki
Arari’s Hama Segaki: prayers by lantern light, alongside gratitude for the sea’s bounty
Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City
Yui no Otaiko Festival
A New Year’s Day tradition, with taiko drums and festival songs echoing through Yui