Rikubetsu Shibare Festival
A winter festival where ice, fire, and fireworks meet in the depths of winter in Rikubetsu
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A winter festival where ice, fire, and fireworks meet in the depths of winter in Rikubetsu
Imao’s fire festival, where bamboo mikoshi from 13 neighborhoods offer flames and sound
A day spent discovering swans and winter treats at Asadokoro Beach
A winter evening brightened by snowmen and lights in Shiramine
A Kyoto Setsubun festival to ward off misfortune with horoku offerings and Mibu Kyogen
Hoko-in’s Hadaka Matsuri, where participants cross the wintry Kuise River to ward off misfortune
Shizuoka Sengen Shrine’s Setsubun: driving away demons with wishes in the sound of striking boards
A Setsubun festival featuring the chant “Demons in too” and nenbutsu kyogen
A Setsubun Buddhist service in which three-colored ogres dance and evil is driven away with a hōkyū and goma