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For three days from Dec. 4, thousands of residents and visitors enjoyed a Shinto shrine festival held in the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, for the first time in nearly 15 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/major-shrine-festival-back-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #festivals #shrines #shinto
Major shrine festival back in Fukushima village

It had not been unusual for Yamatsumi Shrine, one of rare Shinto shrines dedicated to wolves, to be flooded with people and stalls during its annual festival before 3/11.

The Japan Times
Mar 2 at 3:29pmBuffer