Miyazaki Prefecture・Takachiho Town
Takachiho no Yo Kagura
An all-night ritual preserving myth-inspired dances in each village
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Hokkaido・Iwamizawa City
Iwamizawa Saika Festival
Iwamizawa’s flowers, dance, and a colorful summer festival
Hokkaido・Chitose City
Chitose Citizens’ Hometown Mochi-Pounding Festival
A mochi-pounding event featuring regional mochi from hometown associations and Chitose ozoni
Hokkaido・Noboribetsu City
Noboribetsu Fishing Port Festival
A seaside festival celebrating the port’s bounty and praying for a good catch, with fireworks lighting up the night sky
Hokkaido・Horokanai Town
Horokanai Town New Soba Festival
A food culture festival in Horokanai, bringing together soba from across Japan and the people who make it
Hokkaido・Haboro Town
Yagishiri Sheep Festival
A Summer Food Festival Featuring Suffolk Sheep from Yagishiri Island at the Port
Iwate Prefecture・Shizukuishi Town
Iwate Snow Festival
A winter scene in Shizukuishi, brought to life by snow sculptures and kamakura
Fukushima Prefecture・Tanagura Town
Tsutsukowake Shrine Otaue
An ancient rice-field ritual dance in Tanagura, depicting a bountiful harvest on a taiko drum
Ibaraki Prefecture・Kasama City
Abusive Language Festival
Tengu visit mountain shrines in Kasama at this unusual festival, where calls ring out