Oita Prefecture・Kitsuki City
Kunisaki Tōya observances
Kunisaki’s autumn festivals, reflected in its inherited ritual groups and doburoku
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Kawaminami Town
Kawaminami Bon Odori
Kawaminami Town's Bon Odori, carrying on the tradition of the Takanabe Domain
Miyazaki Prefecture・Miyakonojo City
Yamanokuchi Yagoro-don Festival
A sacred procession passed down in Yamanokuchi, led by Yagoro-don
Kagoshima Prefecture・Toshima Village
Kuchinoshima Bon Odori
Kuchinoshima’s Obon event, where oral dance and kyogen pass the island’s prayers down to the present
Kagoshima Prefecture・Amami City
Setta Mankai
Songs and beckoning gestures face off in Setta Village’s traditional New Year’s performance
Kagoshima Prefecture・Satsumasendai City
Motomura Gaku Taiko Odori (performing art associated with the annual festival at Suwa Shrine)
A ceremonial performance in Iriki, brought to life by kane bells, taiko drums, flower hats, and yahata flags
Kagoshima Prefecture・Satsumasendai City
Performance at the Spring Festival of Minamikata Shrine (Ta-uchi)
A dedication performance in Satsumasendai that expresses hopes for rice cultivation through gestures of tilling the fields
Kagoshima Prefecture・Satsumasendai City
Jogamachi Taiko Odori (a performance associated with the annual festival at Kozumi Shrine)
A local performing art at the Kozumi Shrine festival, brought to life by flower hats and the sound of drums
Kagoshima Prefecture・Satsumasendai City
Performances associated with the Otaue Festival at Nitta Shrine
Dedicating Yakko-furi and stick dancing to carry on prayers for the rice-planting season