Hokkaido・Kaminokuni Town
Ishizaki Yakko
A tradition of yakko processions lives on in Kaminokuni, with participants marching with raised spears
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Hokkaido・Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District
Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Onsen Gorge Fire Festival / Gorge Fire Festival Summer Fireworks
Ainu prayers, flames, and summer fireworks echoing through the gorge
Hokkaido・Nakafurano Town
Large shimenawa
Nakafurano’s large shimenawa: tying hopes for a good harvest into rice straw and a bale of rice
Hokkaido・Nakagawa District, Honbetsu Town
Honbetsu Kirameki Town Festival: East Tokachi Fireworks Festival
Honbetsu’s autumn festival lights up the night sky over the Toshibetsu River with music and approximately 6,000 fireworks
Hokkaido・Kutchan Town
Kutchan Akasaka Yakko
Kutchan’s spirited yakko procession, carrying on the gestures of a daimyo procession
Hokkaido・Yakumo Town
Ainuma Yakko
A yakko procession dating back to the Edo period, carrying Ainuma’s pride into the present
Hokkaido・Betsukai Town
Nishibetsu River Akiaji Festival
An autumn day savoring and enjoying Betsukai’s historic salmon
Hokkaido・Rishiri Town
Nomubeya Kuubeya Festival
A summer send-off with Rishiri’s seafood and island nights
Hokkaido・Hokuto City
Kamiso Yakko
Discover the traditions of Kamiso Yakko, a folk performing art passed down in Hokuto City