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Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Kutsumi Otaue Festival
Kutsumi’s rice-planting shinji, linking two shrines in prayers for a good harvest
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Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Shirogane Shrine Fire Festival
Prayers for fire prevention in Shirogane Town, illuminated by the fire mikoshi and torches
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Yamaguchi Prefecture・Shimonoseki City
Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival
A spring festival in Shimonoseki where scenes from history unfold over the Kanmon Straits
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Ended
Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Esashi Jinku Festival
A spring festival where Esashi Jinku and shishi-odori bring the community together
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Ended
Aichi Prefecture・Tokoname City
Ono Festival
A spring festival where 3 dashi and mechanical puppets gather at Ono Bridge
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Hyogo Prefecture・Kakogawa City
Odokko Matsuri
A dance festival bringing color to Kakogawa across generations
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Ended
Kagawa Prefecture・Marugame City
Marugame Oshiro Festival
A castle-town celebration of parades, dance, and local flavors at Marugame Castle
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Ended
Toyama Prefecture・Imizu City
Shimomura Kamo Shrine Yansanma
A spring festival in Imizu featuring arrows shot from horseback and a bull-riding ceremony
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Shiga Prefecture・Higashiomi City
Iba no Sakaoroshi
A festival where Iba’s prayers come alive as mikoshi race down a steep slope