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Heike The famous folk song "Hiedsuki", which is transmitted to the legendary Shiiba village, describes Shiiba's rustic, rich humanity and mountain villages, as well as the wind of Oku-Hinata. It is a master competition held for the purpose of passing on and propagating this folk music, and after qualifying and final, it will select the best Singin' Hand in Japan. Application closing date Scheduled on Friday, August 2, 2024. Image courtesy of Hieki-Bai Japan's National Convention Executive Committee

It is designated as the National Important Intangible Folk Property and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Shinmeisha and Yakushido festivals held from September 7 to 9 every year. A festival of charm is a graceful hand dance and a courageous tow-turn to match the mountain. Image courtesy: Senboku City Tourism Section

Seafes is the 20th anniversary in 2024. With gratitude, the fireworks at the venue with a great sense of appearance will be more luxurious, with popular sports events, stage live, and fairs for both children and adults.

It began on the day of August 1 (Hassaku), the day of thanks to the god of the field and set an indication of the harvest, and has been passed down for generations as a festival of good harvest prayers. The feature is a large-scale creation made by each Union group of natural materials such as bamboo, cedar, suzuki, and Matsukasa while competing for their techniques, and is characterized by expressing the social satire of the year and the aspirations of the common people with a tasteful fashion. The big building is being drawn around the town with Sakuko Yasuko. Image courtesy: Yamato-cho

The Yumoto Nanjo Dance and Akasaki Shrine Raku Dance, which are designated as the Intangible Cultural Property of Yamaguchi Prefecture, will be dedicated. Due to the small parking area, public transportation is used as much as possible. In addition, the area around Akasakiyama is parked without permission, and parking on the street is prohibited.

The "Koiya Festival", a type of civic engagement created by students from Kansai, is set in Osaka. The festival is based on the concept of "moving and interacting", "everyone's festival to create with everyone", and "dancing festival in an extraordinary space". You can participate in any dance, including yosakoi, hip-hop, and Kawachi Ondo. In 2024, ''25 years created by everyone, connect! Become a circle! Come over!" with the theme of the event, 100 teams from all over the country (the largest) will perform a hot dance, with Osaka Castle Park Sun Square as the main venue.

International music festival fuses contemporary and classical music with composer Toshio Hosokawa, who works as music director at home and abroad. Image courtesy JUMPEI TAINAKA

It is a regular festival wishing for fertility, which lasts about 400 years. In the evening palace, the Omikoshi Odori, Kagura Taiko, lanterns, fireworks, and Yajima Ondo-Odori are held, and on the day of the festival, floats and fancy dresses with elaborate tastes of each of the streets will go around the town.

The fireworks of Seibu Yuenchi are characterized by the proximity of surprise. Fireworks that fill the night sky cover the view, and the sound and vibration felt throughout the body are powerful enough to shake the five organs. Nature and body come into action in the music of Norinoli, and the whole venue is a great frenzy of revelry. The overwhelming show, with music and fireworks interlocking, is sure to be the best memory this summer.

In the first year of Bunroku, about 430 years ago, a courageous and glittering parade was played around the town by a mounted warrior procession, which reproduces the appearance of Prince Masamune, led by 3000 soldiers, leaving Mount Iwade.