Okinawa Prefecture・Ishigaki City
Ishigaki Island’s Four-Village Pūrii (Harvest Festival)
Ishigaki Island’s harvest festival, where the prayers and performances of four villages ring out
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Okinawa Prefecture・Taketomi Town
Shichisai Festival in Sonai and Hoshidate, Iriomote Island
A turning-point festival on Iriomote Island, inviting good fortune from the sea and enlivened by diverse performing arts
Hokkaido・Mikasa
Mikasa Katsurazawa Momiji Festival
A festival to enjoy Katsurazawa’s fall colors and Mikasa’s autumn flavors through fun and food
Hokkaido・Betsukai Town
Nishibetsu River Akiaji Festival
An autumn day savoring and enjoying Betsukai’s historic salmon
Aomori Prefecture・Sai Village
Alsus Festival
A day of cod soup and lights in wintertime Sai Village, with hopes for a good catch
Fukushima Prefecture・Aizu region
Aizu First Market customs
Aizu First Markets entrust New Year’s wishes to good-luck charms and the market deity
Fukushima Prefecture・Fukushima City
Kanazawa no Hayama-gomori
A Kanazawa religious rite that entrusts hopes for a good harvest to water purification and rice-planting rituals
Tochigi Prefecture・Nasu Town
Tsukematsuri of Iono Onsen Shrine
Iono’s autumn festival, where the dashi from Kamimachi and Shimomachi sound out together
Saitama Prefecture・Yashio City
Kisone no Yumi-buchi
A New Year event in Yashio, entrusting community prayers to bows, arrows, and song