The Dosojin Festival of Misato
A Dosojin and stage festival in Misato, carried on by children
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地域:北陸・甲信越
A Dosojin and stage festival in Misato, carried on by children
A night festival in Ushio, where candlelit Shibafune pass beneath the Mikan Lantern
The Mikage Shinden Dosojin Festival, passed down through dashi aglow with lanterns
A children’s Dosojin festival walking alongside life-size straw horses
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Narao’s event, in which a straw horse is pulled and entrusted to the flames to send away the plague god
A community-preserved Onbashira tradition, from Yamadashi to Satobiki
A summer in Matsumoto’s castle town, alive with song and mikoshi
A New Year tradition of five-colored Onbashira surrounding Dosojin, accompanied by children’s chants