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 15th - 18th
On-Matsuri Festival of Kasuga Shrine in Nara features a procession of
people masquerading as courtiers, retainers and wrestlers of ancient times.
17th - 19th
Hagoita-Ichi (Toshi-no-ichi) or Battledore Fair of Asakusa Kannon Temple in
Tokyo is the year-end mart where ornate battledores and various New Year
decorations are sold.
31st
Namahage in Oga Peninsula, Akita Pref. is a unique annual event when groups
of grotesquely masked men, disguised as devils, make door-to-door calls to
houses with children, growling in Japanese, Is any good-for-nothing kid
hereabout?
31st
Okera Mairi Ceremony of Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto. Here a sacred fire is
kindled in the shrine's precincts, which is believed to bring happiness to
those cooking their first meal with the embers of the fire, and visitors are
encouraged to take some of the embers of the sacred fire, made available, to
their homes.
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