Hello, magical world , Hello wonderful Japan
Welcome to our website.
This site is to introduce unique Japanese culture, that is to say the masked character in traditional folk performing arts (and old town, castle etc). They are sometimes in shrine festival (called Matsuri), sometimes come to people’s house as a sacred visitor, sometimes appear in annual events and “Kagura” (this is a play which Japanese give to deities).
You can find information about major festivals on any website introducing Japan. In fact, you’ll likely find more detailed information there.
However, smaller festivals and events can be quite hard to find. In fact, they probably aren’t even covered on regular websites.
Do you know how many ‘Matsuri’ there are in Japan? Some estimate there to be (One theory goes as follows) about three hundred thousands! Masked characters emerge in not all Matsuris but some of them. They express deities and demon by wearing masks. Japan has so many traditional strange masked characters.
Introduction ~about this sight https://discoverdeeperjapan.com/introduction-about-this-sight/
Area
Hokkaido and Tohoku region
Hokkaido/ Aomori/ Iwate / Akita/ Miyagi/ Yamagata/ Fukushima
Kanto region (belong Tokyo)
Tokyo/ Gunma/ Tochigi/ Ibaraki/ Saitama/ Chiba/ Kanagawa
Chubu region (Hokuriku, Shinetsu, Tokai)
Shizuoka/ Yamanashi/ Aichi/ Gifu/ Toyama/ Ishikawa/ Fukui/ Niigata/ Nagano
Chugoku and Shikoku region
Okayama/Tottori/Shimane/Hiroshima/
Ymaguchi/Kagawa/Ehime/Tokushima/Kochi
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- A Festival Full of Demon Characters: Chayamachi Oni Festival 茶屋町鬼まつり
Calling All Oni Fans: A Festival Full of Oni! - The lion dances, and the monkey clowns around ~Ohashi Koroku shrine Lion dance 胡録神社の獅子舞
Enjoy the Nighttime Lion Dance Near Tokyo - A Beautiful Town with White-Walled Houses ~Yanai 柳井
A beautiful townscape with white-walled buildings that once thrived as a commercial district - A Bizarre Group Protecting a Giant Lion ~Street Cart Lion of Zakoji 座光寺の獅子舞
The Giant Lion in Southern Nagano Prefecture and the Strange Masked Characters Watching Over It - Watching the “Oni” dance in Kashima City ~2 “Menburyu” at Otonari district 音成面浮立
Oi demons Challenge the Gods? The Origins of Membrú - Seeing the Homes of Wealthy Merchants in a Post Town on the Nagasaki Kaidō ~Shiotatsu 塩田津
A town of wealthy merchants that once flourished as a post town and a stopover point