Kanagawa Prefecture・Yamakita Town
Yozuku Hyakumanben Nenbutsu
A traditional Yamakita event featuring a giant bead rosary, taiko, and nenbutsu
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Kawasaki City
Eve of Hatsu-U-sai (making the straw serpent shimenawa)
Kawasaki’s Hatsu-U-sai: praying for a bountiful harvest with a straw serpent
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kawasaki City
Tōgakuin’s Junko Fudō
Fudō Myōō travels through the community: a prayerful custom passed down through generations
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Mugifurumai Ritual at Sadori Shrine
An ancient Shinomiya ritual in which sacred sake and a feast are shared before sending off the mikoshi
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Goryo Shrine Festival
A local grand festival featuring a large mikoshi carved with flying dragons, carried through Yokouchi
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Kumano Shrine Annual Festival (Kumano Shrine)
An annual festival and sacred procession passed down at Tsuchiya’s guardian shrine
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Shimmei Shrine Annual Festival
The Shimmei Shrine Annual Festival: tracing the Gion festival music passed down at Banyu’s guardian shrine
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hiratsuka City
Matoi Jinja Reisai (Gozu Tenno Shrine)
A Matoi festival where the mikoshi and dashi of three shrines bring the community together
Kanagawa Prefecture・Matsuda Town
Matsuda Town Daimyo Procession
A historical pageant preserving Edo formality and Matsuda’s yakko-buri