Iwate Prefecture・Miyako City, Fudai Village, Kuji City, Kamaishi City
Rikuchu Coast Kaimawari Kagura
A prayerful performing art featuring a lion head and kagura performers traveling along the Sanriku coast
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地域：東北
Iwate Prefecture
Miko-mai of the Rikuchu Coastal Region
A dance of prayer from the Rikuchu coast, where miko and kagura performers weave their sounds together
Miyagi Prefecture・Sendai
Noh Kagura at Osaki Hachiman Shrine
Quiet Noh-style performance and eight pieces of kagura passed down at Hachiman Shrine
Miyagi Prefecture・Ishinomaki City
Oshika Hōin Kagura
Hōin Kagura of Makiyama, Ishinomaki: Prayers in Drumming and Dance
Miyagi Prefecture・Kakuda City
Kanazu Tanabata Event
A children’s Tanabata event, with lanterns and chanting winding through Kanazu at night
Miyagi Prefecture・Sendai
Kawamae Shishi-odori and Kawamae Kenbu
A folk performing art passed down in Kawamae, where shishi-odori and kenbu come together
Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Arasuke-numa-iri Bonten Observance
An old-style pond-entry observance in Arasuke, with a bonten dedicated at Benten-numa
Akita Prefecture・Nikaho City
Kisakata Bon Hut Ceremony
A summer tradition in Kisakata: welcoming and sending off ancestors with seaside Bon huts and fire
Akita Prefecture・Yurihonjo City, Nikaho City
Lion Dance Bangaku of the Northern Foothills of Mount Chokai
Bangaku passed down in a region where faith in Mount Chokai and lion dances thrive