Niigata Prefecture・Yahiko Village
Yahiko Shrine’s bugaku
Children’s bugaku and traditional dances passed down through Yahiko’s Shinto rites
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Toyama Prefecture
Etchū Rice Paddy Deity Observance
An Etchū custom of welcoming and sending off the rice paddy deity in gratitude for the harvest
Toyama Prefecture・Kurobe City
Oyama Tanabata Nagashi
A night in Oyama, with handmade dolls and boats adorning the Tanabata river
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Gokayama’s Songs and Dances
The spirit of mountain villages carried by the folk songs and dances of Gokayama
Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Toga Hatsu-uma Event
A Toga Little New Year event that brings good fortune with drums and a horse dance
Ishikawa Prefecture・Noto Town
The Idori Festival at Ukawa Sugawara Shrine
A festival where you encounter Noto’s words and prayers surrounding a large kagami mochi
Nagano Prefecture・Iida City, Komagane City, Takagi Village
Ina Valley Koto Yōka observances
An Ina Valley folk observance that sends misfortune away with sasa bamboo and Buddhist invocations
Nagano Prefecture・Iiyama City, Kijimadaira Village
The Hashiramatsu Festival of Northern Shinano
A traditional festival of Northern Shinano where fire is contested and the harvest and peace throughout the land are divined
Nagano Prefecture・Tenryu Village
Performing arts of Sakabe Winter Festival
Sakabe Winter Festival, with flames, hot water, and masked dances continuing until dawn