Ehime Prefecture・Ikata Town
The first-obon customs of the Shadasaki Peninsula
Shadasaki’s first-obon customs: turning dolls and sending boats adrift
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Ehime Prefecture・Ainan
Masuda no Hanatori Odori
Masuda’s traditional performing art, with swords, sickles, and green bamboo crossed together
Kochi Prefecture・Niyodogawa Town
Akiba Festival performances
The Akiba Festival: A procession accompanying the mikoshi, enlivened by torimono and dance
Kochi Prefecture・Niyodogawa Town
Ikegawa Kagura
Traditional kagura, with its costumes and music, alive in Niyodogawa Town
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Gichō Shrine Grand Festival
A traditional festival in Muroto featuring 263 offerings of taro rice cakes
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
The Ofune and hanadai events of the Kiragawa Mita Hachiman Shrine Festival
An autumn shrine festival where lantern-lit hanadai and a vermilion-lacquered Ofune process through Kiragawa
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
Kiragawa no Oda-mai
A stage for ritual rice-field play and traditional performing arts passed down in Kiragawa
Kochi Prefecture・Konan City
Tsuntsuku Dance of Tei
An elegant old-style furyu dance of fans and song, alive in Tei’s festivals
Kochi Prefecture・Nankoku City
The Enko Festival along the Goto River in Nankoku City
A children’s festival of riverside lights and fireworks, with prayers for safety in the water