Shimai Tenjin - 25 December Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto The last
festive market of the year at this large shrine in north-west Kyoto.
Kotohira-gu Shukiku - Late DecemberKotohira-gu Shrine, Kagawa
PrefectureShinto shrine festival featuring kemari, a ceremonial game of
kick-ups said to be a forerunner of soccer.
Namahage - 31 DecemberOga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture An ancient
folk tradition still observed in villages all over the peninsula in which young
men dressed in frightening namahage costumes visit the homes of children to
warn them not to be lazy in the coming year.
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