Yamanashi Prefecture・Fujikawaguchiko Town
Kawaguchi Chigo-mai
A chigo kagura at Kawaguchi Asama Shrine, with 5 dances performed using bells and ritual implements
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Yamanashi Prefecture・Ichikawamisato Town
Gion Festival (Ichikawamisato Town)
Ichikawadaimon’s Gion-san: three mikoshi and a living tradition of offering gourds
Yamanashi Prefecture・Kofu City
Kofu Dosojin Festival
A Little New Year festival in Kofu Castle Town, brought to life by painted ukiyo-e curtains
Yamanashi Prefecture・Kofu City
Tensushi-mai
Nine puppets parade in an ancient dance passed down in Kofu
Nagano Prefecture・Saku City
Iwamurata Gion Festival and Ofune-sama Festival
A summer festival where local prayers dwell in a giant Ofune-sama adorned with a white heron
Nagano Prefecture・Okaya City, Shiojiri City
Enrei Onodachi Memorial Festival
A bow at the pass monument: a spring and autumn ceremony condensed into a few dozen seconds
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City
Oneri Festival
A celebration of Iida’s traditional performing arts, featuring a great lion and a daimyo procession
Nagano Prefecture・Matsumoto City
Ofune Festival (Susukimizu Shrine)
A festival in which 9 carved dashi proceed through Satoyamabe to spirited calls
Nagano Prefecture・Nagano City
Saikawa Shrine Daidaikagura
Lion dance and shrine-ground fireworks passed down in Amori