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Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties of Niigata

新潟県の重要無形民俗文化財

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Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Naked Crowds at Urasa Bishamon-Do

On a snowy March night in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, bare-chested men shove toward Bishamonten by candlelight in a centuries-old harvest-prayer rite at Fukoji temple.

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Sado's Rice Planting Car

At Sado's northern tip, one family still plants a bell-shaped paddy in a slow spiral, three women working outward from its center to form a green wheel of rice.

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Onosaka

Dainosaka, a slow Bon dance in Horinouchi, Uonuma, Niigata, circles a six-meter log tower each August. This memorial rite joined UNESCO's Furyu-odori list in 2022.

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Ayako Mai

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Bugaku from Nou, Itoigawa

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

The Custom of Bull Horn Butting

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Qinghai Bamboo Teasing

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Ogi Tub Boat Manufacturing Techniques

Niigata Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties

Sado Puppet Theater (Fumiya Puppets, Sermon Puppets, Slow