Kanagawa Prefecture・Zushi City
Suga Shrine’s Yuki-Ai Festival
A grand festival held once every 33 years, when mikoshi for a male and female deity meet
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Kamakura City
Gosho Shrine Annual Festival
An early-summer grand festival where mikoshi connect the streets and sea of Zaimokuza
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kamakura City
Koshō Festival
A grand festival every 60 years, honoring a National Treasure bell and carrying forward the community’s prayers
Kanagawa Prefecture・Kamakura City
Kamakura Hayashi (Dai Matsuri Hayashi)
Encounter the sound of festival music passed down in Kamakura’s Dai area
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Kuchi Hachimangu Shrine Festival Rites
Festival rites in Shimokuchi, Sado, preserved in medieval records
Niigata Prefecture・Sado City
Koheiji Shrine Ta-asobi Shinto Ritual
Sado’s Ta-asobi ritual, depicting hopes for a good harvest in the worship hall’s rice paddy
Niigata Prefecture・Tokamachi City
Shinsui’s Dorakujin and Hanekkee-shi
Shinsui’s distinctive feather-tossing ritual, passed down amid flames and a circle in the snow
Niigata Prefecture・Myoko City
Sekiyama no Kari Yamabushi no Bōzukai to Hashiramatsu Gyōji
An intangible folk cultural property event passed down in Sekiyama, Myoko City
Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Shionomachi Osatosama
A traditional event in which a shimenawa and celebratory songs wind through Shionomachi in winter