Nagasaki Kunchi
Traditional Nagasaki dedication performances in a vibrant blend of cultures
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Traditional Nagasaki dedication performances in a vibrant blend of cultures
A dedicated performing art passed down at Nagasaki Kunchi, with dragon and musicians dancing in procession
A Yoimiya festival and mikoshi festival passed down in Hiratsuka’s Okazaki district
A Nara evening festival where 3 old men keep an ancient performing art alive
Passing down the story held in the tiger’s head at Shirotori Shrine’s autumn festival
Autumn at Kinchakuda, colored by around 5 million spider lilies
The lantern-lit nights and traditional sounds of Nihonmatsu, brought to life by the taiko floats of 7 neighborhoods
Two days of yotsudaiko and traditional offerings bringing color to autumn in Gobo
A spirited return to the shrine by dashi from six neighborhoods, to the sound of taiko and beneath glowing chochin