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| Name of Matsuri・Pref・Category | Description | Location(s)・Access | Date(s) |
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Onda Festival in Amano
[Wakayama Pref] For a good harvest |
Onda is a rice planting Shinto ritual. The festival in …
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Kamiamano, Katsuragi Cho, Wakayama Prefecture Niutsuhime Shrine
Niutsuhime-jinja-mae bus stop, which can be reached from JR Kaseda Station |
The third Sunday in January
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Yagami-no Shishimai
[Mie Pref] lion dance・Dance |
Shishimai is a Kylin lion dance dedicated to deities an…
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Yamakami, Tamaki Cho, Ise Prefecture Yamadaji
Ten minutes drive from Tamaki IC on Ise Expressway |
January 28
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Nankin-machi Chinese New Year Festival
[Hyogo Pref・Kobe City] lion dance・Performing art |
A festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year (Shunsetsu…
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Chuo Ward, Kobe City Kobe Chinatown
Three minutes walk from Motomachi Station on the JR or Hanshin Line. |
Chinese New Year
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Tanahashi-no Okashira-shinji
[Mie Pref] Protection from evil・lion dance・Dance |
This is a Shinto ritual that has been handed down from …
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Watarai Cho Tanahashi, Watarai cho, Mie Prefecture
Ten minutes drive from Tamaki IC on Ise Expressway |
Beginning of February
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Hananoiwaya Jinja Spring Festival
[Mie Pref] Dance |
A 70 meter high large rock is the sacred object in this…
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Arimacho, Kumano City Hananoiwaya Shrine
Three minutes bus ride from JR Kumanoshi Station to Hananoiwaya bus stop |
February 2
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Kumano Oto Matsuri
[Wakayama Pref] Fire festival・Competition・Folkways |
The origin is said to be the mythological story that vi…
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1 Shingu, Shingu City Kumano Hayatama Taisha
Twelve minutes walk from JR Shingu Station |
February 6
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Okonai in Mudo-ji
[Hyogo Pref・Kobe City] Protection from evil |
This is the protocol of the shrine's acting priest chan…
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Kita Ward, Kobe City Mudo-ji
Fifteen minutes walk from Fukuchi bus stop, which can be reached from Minotani Station on the Kobe Railways. |
February 5
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Shogatsudo-no Shushoe
[Mie Pref] Protection from evil |
Shogatsudo-no Shushoe is New Year's Shinto service, hel…
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Shimagahara, Iga City Shogatsu-do Temple
Twenty minutes walk from JR Shimagahara Staton |
February 11-12
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Gonbo Matsuri
[Mie Pref] prayer for posterity prosperity・Portable shrine・For a good harvest |
The festival features offering Burdock, which is called…
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Misugicho Shimonogawa, Tsu City Nakayama Shrine
Fifteen minutes walk from JR Isekamakura Station |
February 11
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Ichinose Shishikagura
[Mie Pref] Dance |
Shishikagura is a Kylin lion dance which is performed a…
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392 Wakide, Watarai Cho, Mie Prefecture Ichinose Shrine
Forty five minutes bus ride from JR or Kintetsu Iseshi Station to Wakide bus stop |
February 11
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