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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Ishikawa
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Ishikawa
Every September 20th in Nanao, Ishikawa, nineteen shrines converge bearing crimson banners twenty meters tall, climaxing in the shimada-kuzushi banner tilt.
On the Noto Peninsula, masked figures playing tengu and oni visit homes at new year, scolding idle children and driving out misfortune. A UNESCO-listed folk rite.
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