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OitaCulture & HistoryBungo-Ōno
Fukoji Temple and Fukoji Magaibutsu
A temple and cliff Buddhas in Bungo-ono, with a Fudo Myoo carved into the rock and known for hydrangeas.
OitaCulture & HistoryBungo-Ōno
Inukai Stone Buddhas
Cliff-carved Buddhas in Inukai, Bungo-ono. They are carved into a rock face reached from National Route 326.
OitaCulture & HistoryUsuki
Nogami Yaeko Bungaku Kinenkan
A museum in Usuki on the writer Yaeko Nogami, who was born in the town.
Hokkaido
Goryokaku Park and Hakodate Goryokaku Festival
Japan's first Western-style star fort. It was the last stage of the Hakodate War and is now open as a park.
AkitaArt & CraftsAkita
Akita Kanto Festival
Akita City's summer festival, about 270 years old. Bamboo poles hung with lanterns are balanced on forehead and hip as bearers move through the streets.
AkitaCulture & HistoryAkita
Nishimonai Bon Odori
A Bon dance in Ugo said to be some 700 years old. Dancers hide their faces under woven hats and black hoods.
AkitaCulture & HistoryAkita
Namahage Sedo Matsuri
A February rite at Shinzan Shrine in Oga, joining a Shinto ceremony with the folk rite of the Namahage.
AkitaCulture & HistoryAkita
Inukko Matsuri
A winter folk rite in Yuzawa. Dogs modelled in rice flour are set at the doorway in a prayer against theft.
KyotoShrines & TemplesKyoto
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Head shrine of the Tenmangu shrines, honouring Sugawara no Michizane, with stalls on the 25th of each month.