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Mie Prefecture・Yokkaichi City
Tode Shrine Whale Ship Event
Whale ships parade through Tomida: a festival reenacting whale hunting with songs and taiko
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Gokase Town
Gokase no Arare Odori
Gokase’s Furyu dance, brought to life by a procession of warriors and circle dances
Hokkaido・Chitose City
Indian Water Wheel Festival
A Chitose fall festival featuring salmon runs and the impressive water wheel
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Ended
Gunma Prefecture・Tamamura Town
Akumabarai (Iizuka)
Akumabarai, in which a shishigashira with loquat-leaf ears travels around the community
Kanagawa Prefecture・Hayama
Moriyama Shrine’s Yobari ritual
Reading Hayama’s harvest prospects and the course of the seasons through water and wooden tablets
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Yamaguchi Prefecture・Hofu
Urate Sumo at Tamanooya Shrine
An ancient Tamanooya Shrine rite that divines good or ill fortune through sumo-like movements
Gifu Prefecture・Hida City
Kitsunebi Festival
A fox wedding lights up Furukawa’s streets beneath the glow of torches
Ended
Aomori Prefecture・Aomori City
Asamushi Onsen Fireworks Festival
Summer night skies bloom overhead by the sea in Asamushi
Nara Prefecture・Nara City
Uneme Festival
Hana-ogi fans and Kangen boats create an elegant scene on Nara's Sarusawa Pond beneath the moon
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