Matsuri of This Month
Kurata Hachimangu Annual Festival （Sunday near April 15）
[Tottori Pref] Kurada, Tottori City Kurata Hachiman-gu ShrineThis shishi-mai has the traditional styl…
Karo Jinja Spring Festival （April 28 - 29）
[Tottori Pref] Karo Cho, Tottori City Karo ShrineMany Kylin Lion Dances have been perform…
Ube Shrine Annual Festival （April 21）
[Tottori Pref] Miyanoshita, Kokufu Cho, Tottori City Ube JinjaThis is famous for its shishi-mai (Lion …
Kuchisaji Jinja Festival （Sunday before April 15）
[Tottori Pref] Furuichi, Saji Cho, Tottori City Kuchisaji JinjaThis shishimai is a kind of Ise dai-kagu…
Momote-no-Shinji （The fourth Sunday in April）
[Tottori Pref] Yakkami, Ketaka Cho, Tottori City Himeji ShrineLong-nosed goblins and lion dancers foll…
Sawa Jinja – Spring Festival and Autumn Festival （The second Sunday in April and in October）
[Tottori Pref] Saitai, Yazu Cho, Tottori Prefecture Sawa JinjaThe lion dance started by Ikeda Mitsunak…
Hashira Matsuri （The Cock's days in April in the years of the Tiger and the Monkey）
[Tottori Pref] Chizu, Chizu Cho, Tottori Prefecture Suwa ShrineThe purpose of the festival is to symbol…
Nagahama Hikiyama Festival （April 13-16）
[Shiga Pref] Nagahama City Motohama ChoThis is one of three major floats festiv…
Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri （April 19-20）
[Shiga Pref] Minakuchi, Minakuchi Cho, Koka City Minakuchi ShrineOrnate Hikiyama floats are paraded throu…
Kurokawa Hanagasa Taiko Odori （The third Sunday in April）
[Shiga Pref] Tsuchiyama Kurokawa, Koka City Omiya ShrineThe origin is said to be an elegant danc…