Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Komagane City, Takagi Village
Ina Valley Koto Yōka observances
An Ina Valley folk observance that sends misfortune away with sasa bamboo and Buddhist invocations
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Nagano Prefecture・Iiyama City, Kijimadaira Village
The Hashiramatsu Festival of Northern Shinano
A traditional festival of Northern Shinano where fire is contested and the harvest and peace throughout the land are divined
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performing arts of Sakabe Winter Festival
Sakabe Winter Festival, with flames, hot water, and masked dances continuing until dawn
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Anan Town, Tenryu Village, Yasuoka Village
Shimoina Kake Odori
A Shimoina dance that sends ancestral spirits and prayers on the beat of drums and gongs
Nagano Prefecture・Chikuma City
The To-nin Festival of Takemizuwake Shrine
An old-style Chikuma festival featuring offerings of rice cakes made from newly harvested grain and a procession of to-nin
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Matsumoto Kotoyoka Observances
A winter tradition in Matsumoto: warding off misfortune with straw figures and prayers
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performance arts of the Mukai-kata Okiyome Festival
An ancient kagura tradition of Mukai-kata, Tenryu Village, passed down through boiling-water rites and dances
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
The performing arts of the Snow Festival
Ancient dances and flames of Niino, turning snow into a sign of a good harvest
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Kuchi Hachimangu Shrine Festival Rites
Festival rites in Shimokuchi, Sado, preserved in medieval records