Shizuoka Prefecture・Fukuroi City
Hattasan Taasobi
A traditional Hattasan performance praying for an abundant harvest through seven stages of rice cultivation
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Shizuoka Prefecture・Makinohara City
Hirugaya no Ta-asobi
Hirugaya no Ta-asobi: depicting a year of rice cultivation through calls and gestures
Aichi Prefecture・Toyota City
Ayado’s Night Nenbutsu and Bon Odori
Ayado’s traditional Bon observance, with lanterns and the sound of gongs echoing through the mountain village
Aichi Prefecture・Toei Town, Shitara Town, and Toyone Village
Hanamatsuri
A winter festival in Oku-Mikawa, alive with yudate kagura and masked dances
Mie Prefecture・Kuwana City
Ise Daikagura
Kuwana’s traditional kagura, where lion dancing and acrobatics come together
Mie Prefecture・Toba City
Shima Kamo Five Villages Bon Festival observance
Bon prayers passed down through chanting dances and the flames of the hashiramatsu
Shiga Prefecture・Hino Town
Omi Nakayama Imo Kurabe Festival
A traditional event in Nakayama, Hino Town, where people entrust their hopes for agriculture to the length of taro
Osaka Prefecture・Osaka City
Bugaku at the Shoryoe
Gagaku and bugaku associated with Prince Shōtoku, passed down on the stone stage
Hyogo Prefecture・Minami-Awaji City
Aman no Furyū Ō-odori Ko-odori
Two Furyū dances from Ama, expressing gratitude for the rain through dance