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Oita Prefecture・Nakatsu City
The puppet dances and sumo at Koyora Shrine
Nakatsu’s triennial festival, where ancient puppets dance and the gods wrestle
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Miyagi Prefecture・Sendai
Michinoku YOSAKOI Festival
Two days of YOSAKOI connecting Sendai through naruko and dance
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Aichi Prefecture・Naka Ward, Nagoya
Osu Daido Chonin Festival
A fall festival enlivening Osu with street performances and an oiran procession
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kyoto Student Festival
A festival of dance and music, bringing Kyoto to life with student creativity
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Mie Prefecture・Iga City
Shinto Ritual Dance at Katsute Shrine
Iga’s traditional dance from Yamabata, adorned with kakko drums and floral decorations
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Tottori Prefecture・Tottori City
The Lion Dance at Owasami-no-Mikoto Shrine
Tottori’s shrine offering, featuring a real-sword dance and a Kirin Shishimai
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Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Chichibu Yoshida Ryusei
Chichibu Yoshida’s dedication fireworks send a dragon into the sky with inherited skills and announcements
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Ninomiya Town
Misoge (Misogi Festival Beach Procession)
A mikoshi procession through town and a beach procession ceremony at sunset
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Aichi Prefecture・Obu City
Yokone Fujii Shrine Festival Sanbaso
Sanbaso at Fujii Shrine, passed down through generations with 3 dashi and children