Yokomachi Summer Evening Stalls Festival
Tanabata decorations and music brighten Kuroishi’s summer nights; enjoy the lively shopping street in Yokomachi
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地域:東北
Tanabata decorations and music brighten Kuroishi’s summer nights; enjoy the lively shopping street in Yokomachi
Toyoma’s autumn festival, told through dashi featuring rocky mountains and figures
Naburi’s dashi and improvised plays carry on hopes for fire prevention
A hadaka-mairi praying for protection from fire, racing up Mt. Asahi with memories of the great fire in mind
Fire-lit words passed down through the community on a spring equinox night
A day of warding off misfortune in Nigorikawa, walking with straw figures
An autumn festival at Gassan Shrine, with a mikoshi procession through the streets of Masuda
Children’s chants and 11 strikes preserve Onagawa’s summer tradition
Wakimoto’s Tanabata event, brought to life by children’s dashi and speeches