Kuma-ken in Taragi Town
Put your wits into your hand signs and enjoy a traditional contest passed down in Taragi
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Put your wits into your hand signs and enjoy a traditional contest passed down in Taragi
A traditional Yatsushiro event featuring kida and kasaboko floats proceeding through the city
A national fireworks competition where pyrotechnicians showcase their skills beneath Yatsushiro’s autumn sky
More than 10,000 fireworks light up the night sky over Tamana, beside the Kikuchi River
An autumn highlight in Kumamoto: a historical pageant of mikoshi and zuibyo
A traditional upright-swimming art passed down in Kumamoto
A summer festival of sparks and festival music, as the Daijayama winds through Nankan
Aso's prayers for a bountiful harvest, with mikoshi and Ota-uta songs winding through the green rice fields
A Yamaga Gion festival entrusting wishes to puppies and gourds