Nagano Prefecture・Suwa City, Chino City, and Shimosuwa Town
Suwa Taisha Onbashira Festival
A ritual held once every 7 years, in which giant trees are hauled by people and erected at Suwa’s shrines
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Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Amatsu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Itoigawa Fighting Festival)
A spring festival in Itoigawa featuring a contest between 2 mikoshi and celebratory Bugaku
Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Murakami Grand Festival
A traditional castle-town festival featuring mikoshi and 19 oshagiri
Niigata Prefecture・Shibata City
Shibata Dairin
A traditional festival that brings the castle town to life with lavish dairin and spirited aori
Niigata Prefecture・Nagaoka City
Nagaoka Festival
Nagaoka’s summer festival carries hopes for recovery and peace into the night sky and the city streets
Toyama Prefecture・Takaoka City
Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival
Seven mikurumayama showcasing the skill of the townspeople in a spring procession through the castle town
Toyama Prefecture・Uozu City
Tatemon Festival
A traditional event of the sea and prayer, with a towering lantern float moving through Uozu at night
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Jōhana Hikiyama Festival
A festival pageant of three centuries: Jōhana’s streets adorned by dashi and iori-uta
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Seihakusai
A spring festival passed down through generations, with 3 Dekayama floats parading through Nanao