Tokushima Prefecture・Anan City
Tachibana Kenka Danjiri Festival
A spirited festival where dashi collide in a town by the sea
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Ehime Prefecture・Uwajima City
Warei Taisai
A traditional festival that brings color to Uwajima’s summer, with mikoshi crossing the sea and river
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Shittoroto Odori
Muroto's offering dance, resounding with gratitude to the sea and prayers for a good catch
Oita Prefecture・Bungotakada City
Horan Enya (Oita Prefecture)
A New Year’s prayer, brought to life by the Horai-bune and the brave young people rowing up the Katsura River
Iwate Prefecture・Miyako City
Kuromori Kagura
A coastal procession of prayer and performance, accompanied by Gongen-sama
Akita Prefecture・Katagami City, Oga City
Toko Yasaka Shrine Toin (統人) Observance
A traditional festival of toin steeped in myth and water-deity worship
Yamagata Prefecture・Tsuruoka City
The huge-torch ritual of the Shoreisai Festival
A New Year’s Eve fire festival on Mount Haguro, where wishes are entrusted to huge torches
Kanagawa Prefecture・Oiso Town
Oiso Sagicho
Flames rising on the beach and a tug-of-war between sea and land mark Oiso’s Little New Year
Nagasaki Prefecture・Goto City, Shinkamigoto Town, Sasebo City
Goto Kagura
A cultural heritage of flute, drum, and dance passed down at shrines across the islands