Shimane Prefecture・Oki Islands Town
Oki Mura Festival
A traditional Oki festival featuring the meeting of the Sun Deity and Moon Deity, with taiko and processions
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Shimane Prefecture・Iinan Town
The Otaue Shinji at Kakui Hachimangu Shrine
Kakui’s rice-planting ritual, praying for a bountiful harvest through a mock ox plowing the fields
Okayama Prefecture・Kumenan Town
Kiyomizu-dera Gohō Festival
A night when the guardian deity of Kiyomizu-dera races through the grounds, beginning with a conch shell and prayers
Okayama Prefecture・Tsuyama City
Niino Festival
Niino’s Autumn Festival, Bringing Together 7 Mikoshi and Shishimai
Hiroshima Prefecture・Mihara City
Oto at Kui Inao Shrine
The autumn festival in Kui, preserving the old Miyaza tradition and the ritual handling of a large sea bream
Hiroshima Prefecture・Mihara City
Inao Shrine Gion Festival Dance
A traditional dedication dance from Kui-cho, adorned with hats and taiko
Hiroshima Prefecture・Miyoshi City
Susa Shrine’s Matoyumi Festival
Prayers for a year of health and protection from illness in Kōnu, entrusted to the sound of a bow and a single arrow
Hiroshima Prefecture・Kitahiroshima Town
Kamikawato Mushiokuri Odori
A traditional event in Kitahiroshima Town that sends away pests through song and dance and prays for a bountiful harvest
Hiroshima Prefecture・Akitakata City
Danjiri floats
A traditional Yoshida festival featuring floats following the mikoshi and children’s kabuki