Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Bon Odori
A summer night in Niino, sending off the spirits through song and circle dances
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Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Niino Snow Festival
A dengaku festival where snow is seen as a sign of a good harvest and masked deities dance through the night
Nagano Prefecture・Oshika Village
Oshika Kabuki
Local theater passed down on a stage preserved by the people of Oshika Village
Nagano Prefecture・Iiyama City
Kosuge Hashiramatsu Ritual
A festival in Iiyama where fire atop 2 Hashiramatsu foretells abundance and peace
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City
Toyama’s Shimotsuki Festival
A traditional kagura of Toyama Valley, where cauldrons of hot water and sacred masks carry the night onward
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Yuki Matsuri
A Dengaku ritual in Anan Town, where the flames of a giant torch and masked dances continue until dawn
Nagano Prefecture・Anan Town
Wago no Nenbutsu Odori
A Bon dance passed down in Wago, where drums and nenbutsu bring the mountain village together
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Komagane City, Takagi Village
Ina Valley Koto Yōka observances
An Ina Valley folk observance that sends misfortune away with sasa bamboo and Buddhist invocations
Nagano Prefecture・Iiyama City, Kijimadaira Village
The Hashiramatsu Festival of Northern Shinano
A traditional festival of Northern Shinano where fire is contested and the harvest and peace throughout the land are divined