Hokkaido・Rebun Town
Shikasanmai Dance Procession
A traditional dance with bows and swords, leading Kafuka’s mikoshi
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Aomori Prefecture・Sannohe Town
Sannohe Spring Festival
A spring festival in Sannohe, where music brings sparkle to the castle ruins and an array of cherry blossoms
Yamagata Prefecture・Funagata Town
Horiuchi Bon Odori
The calls and Bon Odori circle passed down in Horiuchi, Funagata Town
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kitaibaraki City
Otsu Bon-bune Nagashi
Entrusting Kitaibaraki’s memorial prayers to bon-bune sent out to sea
Tochigi Prefecture・Nikko City
Kawamata Imamiya-sama no Okomori
Kawamata’s late-night ritual connecting the shrine on Mount Atago with the temporary shrine
Gunma Prefecture・Ueno Village, Kanna Town
Kanna River Okawase-sage Ritual
A ritual of purification and prayer, carried on as the mikoshi enters the Kanna River
Saitama Prefecture・Kumagaya City
Suga Hiro Autumn Festival “Sasara”
Suga Hiro’s autumn festival, brought to life by the sound of the sasara and three lions
Saitama Prefecture・Minano
Tatsuzawa no Mushio-kuri
A prayer to send the village’s epidemics beyond the mountain settlement, entrusted to the bonten and hayashi music
Chiba Prefecture・Nagareyama City
The Obisha of Hिरेgasaki
A traditional Hिरेgasaki shrine ritual in which arrows shot by the Seven Lucky Gods pierce demon targets