Okinawa Prefecture・Ishigaki City
Ishigaki Island’s Four-Village Pūrii (Harvest Festival)
Ishigaki Island’s harvest festival, where the prayers and performances of four villages ring out
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Okinawa Prefecture・Taketomi Town
Shichisai Festival in Sonai and Hoshidate, Iriomote Island
A turning-point festival on Iriomote Island, inviting good fortune from the sea and enlivened by diverse performing arts
Okinawa Prefecture・Miyakojima City
Miyako's Paantu
A traditional ritual in which masked visiting deities covered in mud cleanse settlements on Miyako Island
Nagasaki Prefecture・Omura City
Kuromaru Odori
Omura’s tradition of huge flower rings and drums: Kuromaru Odori, a dance for good fortune
Hokkaido・Mikasa
Mikasa Katsurazawa Momiji Festival
A festival to enjoy Katsurazawa’s fall colors and Mikasa’s autumn flavors through fun and food
Hokkaido・Kaminokuni Town
Ishizaki Yakko
A tradition of yakko processions lives on in Kaminokuni, with participants marching with raised spears
Hokkaido・Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District
Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Onsen Gorge Fire Festival / Gorge Fire Festival Summer Fireworks
Ainu prayers, flames, and summer fireworks echoing through the gorge
Hokkaido・Nakafurano Town
Large shimenawa
Nakafurano’s large shimenawa: tying hopes for a good harvest into rice straw and a bale of rice