• Wadaiko Drumming  
• 2020 Virtual Dance Practice – Hokkai Bon Bushi
• 2020 Virtual Dance Practice – Oyama Ondo
• Fireworks Traditional Skills in a Modern Entertainment
• Dancing for the Departed (Obon)
• Niihama Taiko Festival
• Kiriko Lantern Festivals of Noto
• Clap! Clap! “Tejime”
• Festival Art in Tohoku
• Gion Matsuri: The Hokaboko Float’s Journey
• AOMORI NEBUTA MATSURI – IS JAPAN COOL? MATSURI – 祭 （ねぶた祭り／青森）

• Awa Odori

  • Awa Odori Festival: Spirited Away in Tokushima
  • Interview with a Japanese Awa Odori Dancer
  • Why Not Dance? The Awa Odori Festival | nippon.com
  • 阿波踊り2016 総集編 Awaodori Festival in Tokushima, Japan
  • Koenji Awa-Odori Festival 2014
  • Awa Odori Women’s Kitsuke
  • Practice of Awa-odori
  • Otoko Odori Practice Video 男踊りの踊り方 – Awa Odori Chicago –

New Year

• How do Japanese People Celebrate the New Year?

Seijinshiki

• What is Seijin shiki 成人式 USA 紹介 (by JIA Foundation)

Setsubun

• Ogres, soybeans, & sushi rolls! Spring time rituals in Japan! 日本の節分文化☆
• Kyoto Festival: Spring Ogre Purification (Oni Yarai Shinji) [4K]
• Setsubun and the mamemaki bean-throwing festival 節分和撒豆驅魔的「鬼祓い」儀式

Japanese Valentine’s Day

• Learn Japanese Holidays – St. Valentine’s Day – 日本の祝日を学ぼう – バレンタインデー

Hinamatsuri

• Japanese Holidays – Doll Festival – 日本の祝日を学ぼう – 雛祭り

Children’s Day

• Japanese Culture – Japanese Holidays: Children’s Day in Japan

Tanabata

• Learn Japanese Holidays – Tanabata – 日本の祝日を学ぼう – 七夕

Shichi Go San

• Learn Japanese Holidays – Shichi-Go-San – 日本の祝日を学ぼう – 七五三

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