Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Tatsuzawa no Mushio-kuri
A prayer to send the village’s epidemics beyond the mountain settlement, entrusted to the bonten and hayashi music
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地域：関東
Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Kadodaira Mushioshiri
A summer event in Minano, sending misfortune from the mountain village away with okuri-dake bamboo poles and the sound of drums
Saitama Prefecture・Kamikawa Town
Komatsu Shrine Chinowa Hoop-Passing Ceremony
A summer festival at Komatsu, where prayers are offered through the chinowa at dusk and purification rituals
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Senju Kannon Shingan Sumo
Ceremonial sumo at Senju Kannon-do: praying for health without declaring a winner
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Tsukagoe Flower Festival
A rural flower festival where wildflowers are scattered and a flower pavilion makes its way along
Saitama Prefecture・Nagatoro Town
Yanase no Oshōjin
Warding off plague in Kami-Nagatoro with straw sandals and Arakawa River water
Saitama Prefecture・Konosu City
Takimuro Mato Festival
A traditional Konosu event in which arrows are shot at a snake’s-eye target to pray for a good harvest and good fortune
Chiba Prefecture・Sakura City
Aosuge no Dondoree
Aosuge’s Little New Year event, entrusting wishes to 9 bamboo poles and their flames
Chiba Prefecture・Minamiboso City
The Mikari Rite at Shimotatsu Matsubara Shrine
A traditional rite in Minamiboso where bonfires and a mikoshi greet the dawn