Okayama Prefecture・Setouchi City
Karako Odori and Tachi Odori
Two traditional dances performed by boys, bringing color to autumn in Ushimado
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Hokkaido・Betsukai Town
Nishibetsu River Akiaji Festival
An autumn day savoring and enjoying Betsukai’s historic salmon
Aomori Prefecture・Mutsu
Mutsu City Fireworks Festival
Fireworks in the Ohira district light up Mutsu’s night sky, alongside summer street stalls
Aomori Prefecture・Mutsu
Yamame Trout Catching Festival
Summer on the Kawauchi River: a riverside festival where children chase yamame trout
Yamagata Prefecture・Funagata Town
Horiuchi Bon Odori
The calls and Bon Odori circle passed down in Horiuchi, Funagata Town
Saitama Prefecture・Kamikawa Town
Komatsu Shrine Chinowa Hoop-Passing Ceremony
A summer festival at Komatsu, where prayers are offered through the chinowa at dusk and purification rituals
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Senju Kannon Shingan Sumo
Ceremonial sumo at Senju Kannon-do: praying for health without declaring a winner
Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Tsukagoe Flower Festival
A rural flower festival where wildflowers are scattered and a flower pavilion makes its way along
Kanagawa Prefecture・Ninomiya
Ōharae-shiki
A Ninomiya ritual of passing through the chinowa to cleanse away six months of impurities