Wakayama Prefecture・Kushimoto Town
Koza no Ofune Matsuri
A Kawachi festival where the mifune and boat songs are passed down on the Kozagawa River
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Tottori Prefecture・Yonago City
Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War
The Kamiyodo Hassaku Tug-of-War: carrying a giant straw snake and divining the harvest
Shimane Prefecture・Nishinoshima Town
The Garden Dance at Hiyoshi Shrine
A Nishinoshima festival where local prayers live on through dance and children's sumo
Ehime Prefecture・Seiyo City
Kubono’s Eight-Deer Dance
Kubono’s traditional Eight-Deer Dance, accompanied by flutes and drums
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Gichō Shrine Grand Festival
A traditional festival in Muroto featuring 263 offerings of taro rice cakes
Kochi Prefecture・Nankoku City
The Enko Festival along the Goto River in Nankoku City
A children’s festival of riverside lights and fireworks, with prayers for safety in the water
Fukuoka Prefecture・Yoshitomi Town
Hosoyamai and Kami-zumo
A traditional Yoshitomi Town performance in which deity dolls dance and perform sumo
Saga Prefecture・Miyaki Town
Ayabe Hachiman Shrine’s Flag-Raising and Flag-Lowering Observance
A traditional Miyaki Town observance that entrusts farmers’ hopes to the direction of the sacred flag in the wind
Nagasaki Prefecture・Iki City
Iki Boat Racing Event
Red-and-white boats race across the sea to the rhythm of oars and chants—a boat race passed down in Iki