HOKKAIDO Autumn festival by Akanko lakeOrochon fire festival Crane dancing
 
  AOMORI Nebuta (Aomori)Neputa (Hirosaki)Worshipping Mt. Iwaki
 
  IWATE Chagu-chagu-umakko (Horse Festival)New year's dance at Motuji Temple
Dancing Ogre with swords
 
  MIYAGI Shiogama Port festivalStarlight fantasy of main street of Sendai
Rice Planting Dance at Akiu
 
  AKITA Kanto-lantern festivalOgres which drive out evil spirits
Purification of Miniature Shrine before falls
 
  YAMAGATA Traditional No-performance in KurokawaHanagasa(painted paper hat)Matsuri
The end of the year's festival at Mt. Haguro
 
  FUKUSHIMA Pilgrimage up Mt. KohatayamaSummer night buddhistic dancing
Lion dance in the Equinoctial Week
 
  IBARAKI Warriors procession in Kashima Spring festivalWedding parade in a boat
Autumn festival in IshiokaYumomi dancing at Kusatsu hot spring
 
  GUNMA Tengu-long nosed Goblin Parade in NumataLion dance at Barrier Station festival
 
  TOCHIGI Traditional costumes parade at To-shogu Spring festival
Ice monuments festival at Nikko Lion dance in Nasu
 
  SAITAMA Night festival in Chichibu13 floats festival in Honjo CityFire festival in Nagatoro
 
  CHIBA Semi-naked festival in the seaHolly ceremony at Katori Shrine
Shirahama women divers festival
 
  TOKYO sanja matsuriGolden dragon dancingLion dancing at Nijima ls.
 
  KANAGAWA traditional hunting ceremony at tsuruoka shrine New year's fire ceremony
Portable shrine festival
 
  YAMANASHI fire works at kawaguchiko lake The parade of Tenzushi-dolls
Girl's dancing in Kawaguchi
 
  NAGANO onbashira matsuri Exhibiting a buddhist image at Zenkoji Temple
New Year's fire festival at Nozawaonsen
 
  NIIGATA fireworks in nagaoka Dancing boy in woman's dress No-performance in Sado ls.
 
  TOYAMA mikurumayama (special festival floats) matsuri Bon festival in Yatsuo
Children's Kabuki on the Stages of floats
 
  ISHIKAWA flag festival at kumakabuto shrine Gojinjyo-daiko Summer festival
Festival parade in early spring
 
  FUKUI echizen historic pageant New Year's ceremony in Katuyama
Omizu-okuri (Holy water is presented to the gods)
 
  GIFU takayama matsuri Lion dancing in SugoSacred Palanquin made of paper flowers
 
  SHIZUOKA giant kite flying in hamamatsuTiger dancing at KoineHand carrying fireworks
 
  AICHI A big red snapper festival in the seaFlower festival in Mikawa
Fire festival at Shingen mound
 
  MIE long-pulling at ise shrinePrayer DanceStraw sandals festival in Nakiri
 
  SHIGA lunar new year's festivalFloats festival at Nagahama
Horse-headed-man festival at Taga Shrine
 
  KYOTO Ama-no-hashidate, in the morninggion matsuriParade Festival of the AgesKurama fire festival
 
  OSAKA tenjin summer festivalDoya doyaSacred music and dance at Shitennoji Temple
 
  HYOGO miniature shrine fighting festivalAkoh Samurai festivalPuppet festival in Awaji
 
  NARA sacred water-drawing ceremony at todaiji temple
Slash-burning festival in WakakusayamaGreen Ogre at Kofukuji Temple festival
 
  WAKAYAMA fire festival at nachi shrineHoly torchlight parade to the shrineCruise festival at Koza
 
  TOTTORI floating dolls down the riverFiery Horse DanceKagura play by school-age children
 
  SHIMANE kagura play in izumoHeron play in Tuwano2 boats cruising ceremony
 
  OKAYAMA semi-naked men's festival at saidaiji templeShiraishi dancingLion dance at Bizen
 
  HIROSHIMA orchestra festival on fishing boatsRice planting festival Fireworks at Miyajima
 
  YAMAGATA Autumn festival at Hotsu-Temmangu ShrineTanabata lantern festival
Court ladies parade
 
  TOKUSHIMA Awa-Odori dancing from the memory of young emperorThe Pilgrimage at Awa
 
  KAGAWA Semi-naked men's festival in WinterThe ritual player for rain at Shodoshima Is.
Autumn festival at Kamuro Shrine
 
  EHIME Floats are carring on the boatSaijo Float FestivalEight Deer's Dance
 
  KOCHI Deer DanceShitoroto DanceAutumn festival parade at Akiba Shrine
 
  FUKUOKA Floats festival in HakataBamboo BonfiresFestival floats with flags cross the river
 
  SAGA Karatu Okunchi-festivalImari Ton-ten-tonaga Furyu
 
  NAGASAKI Nagasaki Okunchi-festivalBoats race festivalKuromaru dancing
 
  KUMAMOTO Marrige Celebration of Aso Mountain's God and Goddess
Rice planting women's procession Autumn festival parade at Yatushiro Myoken Shrine
 
  OHITA "Horanenya, New year's ceremony"
Autumn festival at Usa ShrineSemi-naked men's festival
 
  MIYAZAKI Usudaiko danceNight Kagura festival in Takachiho
Kagura performance at Tugao Shrine
 
  KAGOSHIMA "Dancing in Honor of the ""Rice Field Good"""Monsters parade at Tanabata festival
Yagorodon (tall doll) Matsuri
 
  OKINAWA Tug-of-war at NahaBon-festival to drive away evil spiritsBoat race in Itoman
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