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. Regional Festivals - LIST  .  
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. Taga matsuri (多賀まつり) Taga Festival 
at  Taga Shrine 多賀大社, Shiga
Taichuu  no majinai 退虫の呪 (たいちゅうのまじない)
spell against insects 
Taiiku  no hi 体育の日 (たいいくのひ) physical education day 
Health and Sports  Day
kokumin taiiku taikai "National Sports Festival"
国民体育大会  (こくみんたいいくたいかい)
.... kokutai 国体(こくたい)
Taikoosetsu  待降節 (たいこうせつ) advent 
. taisai 大祭  major festival, major rites, Grand Festival  .  
Taishi  E .. 太子会 (たいしえ) Shotoku Taishi Memorial Service
Shooryoo-E 聖霊会 Memorial  Ceremonies for Prince
Shotoku Taishi 聖徳太子 (574-622)
kai no hana  貝の華(かいのはな)flowers made from sea shells
Takagi  Noo 薪能 Noo-Performance at night 
Noh Performance, Yugen (yuugen  幽玄)
takagi sarugaku 薪猿楽(たきぎさるがく)
.... shiba noo芝能(しばのう)Noh on the  lawn
wakamiy noo 若宮能(わかみやのう) Noh at a Wakamiya shrine
Takao-san  no Hiwatari Matsuri
高尾山の火渡り祭 (たかおさんひわたりまつり)
Wakling though fire at Mt.  Takao. 
Takayama  matsuri 高山祭 (たかやままつり) Takayama festival 
Gifu
Takewari  Matsuri ... 竹割祭 (たけわりまつり) Bamboo splitting festival
gogan shinji  御願神事(ごがんしんじ), making a rope snake, daida nai 大蛇綯い(だいじゃない)
Tamakae  matsuri, tamakae sai 玉替祭 (たまかえまつり)
festival of exchanging auspicious balls  
tamakae shinji 玉替神事(たまかえしんじ)
ritual of exchanging auspicious  balls
Kora Taisha, Kurume, Fukuoka
Tamaseseri  玉せせり (たませせり) Festival of "taking the ball"
Famous naked  festival.
Tamaseseri matsuri 玉せり祭 -  tamatori matsuri  玉取祭
Tamashizume  matsuri 鎮魂祭 (たましずめまつり) 
ceremony of the pacification of the  souls
..... 
chinkonsai, chinkon sai 鎮魂祭
Tanabata  七夕 Star Festival   and many related kigo
negai no ito 願の糸 (ねがいのいと)  "string for wishes" ...
. . .  suzuri arai 硯洗 (すずりあらい) washing of the inkstonefor Tanabata
. Tango no Sekku 端午の節句 Boys' Festival   
May 5, (たんごのせっく)
shoobu no sekku 菖蒲の節句(しょうぶのせっく)seasonal  festival of the iris
"double five", fifth month fifth day, choogo  重五(ちょうご)
musha ningyoo 武者人形 むしゃにんぎょう warriour dolls
gaijin  艾人(がいじん)"mugwort dolls"
Carp Streamers (koinobori 鯉幟 (こいのぼり)
kusudama 薬玉  (くすだま) "medicine ball"
shoobu fuku 菖蒲葺く (しょうぶふく) thatching with  iris
shoobuyu, shoobu-yu 菖蒲湯 (しょうぶゆ) "iris bath"
shoobugatana, shoobu  gatana 菖蒲刀 (しょうぶがたな) "iris sword"
shoobu uchi 菖蒲打 (しょうぶうち) hitting with  iris
shoobu no ne-awase 菖蒲の根合 (あやめのねあわせ) iris root match
inji uchi 印地打  (いんじうち) throwing stones at each other
inji いんじ stone slinging
kezurikake  no kabuto 削掛の甲 (けずりかけのかぶと)
armour decorated with shavings
muika no ayame  六日の菖蒲 (むいかのあやめ) iris on May 6
ouchi o obu 樗を佩ぶ (おうちをおぶ) wearing  chinaberries
tooinfu, too-in fu 桃引符 (とういんふ) "preach board"
shinkiku seisu  神麯製す (しんきくせいす) making shinkiku rice cakes
with many more KIGO
Tanikumi  Odori 谷汲踊 Tanikumi Dance. At temple Kegon-ji, Gifu  prefecture
Taue  odori (ta-ue odori) 田植踊 Dancing and rice planting 
..... ta asobi, 田遊  playing in the rice fields and a few more
..... satsuki iwai 皐月祝 (さつきいわい),  niwa taue 庭田植(にわたうえ)、yoi satsuki 宵皐月(よいさつき)
Tenma  matsuri 天満祭 (てんままつり) Tenmangu Festival 
. . . . . Tenjin matsuri  天神祭(てんじんまつり)
funamatsuri 船祭(ふなまつり)boat festival
tenman oharai  天満御祓(てんまのおはらい)Tenman purification
hokonagashi no shinji 鉾流の神事(ほこながしのしんじ)  ritual of floats
kawatogyo 川渡御(かわとぎょ)"crossing the river"
dondokobune  どんどこ舟(どんどこぶね)Dondoko boat
kenchabune 献茶舟(けんちゃぶね) boat for ritual tea  ceremony
omukae ningyoo 御迎人形(おむかえにんぎょう)"welcoming the dolls"
Osaka, shrine  Tenmangu
Tennooji  Doosojin Matsuri 天王寺道祖神祭 (てんのうじどうそじんまつり) 
Wayside God Festival at Temple  Tenno-Ji, Osaka
hagi matsuri 剥祭(はぎまつり)"left-out festival"
dorojijiri  matsuri 泥くじり祭(どろくじりまつり)
Tennooji  Kondoo choona hajime
天王寺金堂手斧始 (てんのうじこんどうちょうなはじめ
first use of the  carpenter's ax 
Temple Shitenno-Ji, Golden Hall - 四天王寺, Osaka 
Tennoo Tanjoobi 天皇誕生日 (てんのうたんじょうび) Emperor's  Birthday
Tenchoo Setsu 天長節(てんちょうせつ)
Emperor's  Birthday Emperor Akihito, December 23, 1933.
..... Emperess Birthday  皇后誕生日 (こうごうたんじょうび ) Koogoo Tanjoobi
Chikyuu Setsu 地久節(ちきゅうせつ) 
March  6
Tenzushi  mai, Tenzushimai 天津司舞 (てんずしまい) Tenzushi dance 
shrine Tentsushi Jinja  天津司神社, Kofu, Yamanashi
Toba  himatsuri 鳥羽火祭 (とばひまつり) Toba Fire Festival 
Toba Shinmeisha 鳥羽神明社 in  Aichi
Togakushi  matsuri 戸隠祭 (とがくしまつり) Togakushi Festival 
Nagano
Toganoo  mushi kuyoo 栂尾虫供養 (とがのおむしくよ)
memorial service for the bugs at Toganoo  Kyoto
Temple Kozan-Ji and saint Myoe Shonin
Toki  no kinenbi 時の記念日 time memorial day
Anniversary of Time
..... toki no  hi 時の日(ときのひ) "time day"
Tomobata  matsuri 伴旗祭 (ともばたまつり)
Tomobata Flag Festival 
..... Ogikoo sai  小木港祭(おぎこうさい)Ogiko Harbour Festival
Noto, Ishikawa
Tomo  Hachiman no on yumi shinji 鞆八幡の御弓神事 
bow ritual at Tomo Hachiman,  Numakuma Jinja, Hiroshima prefecture
Toogyuu 闘牛  (とうぎゅう) Ceremonial Bull Fighting 
bulls fighting, ushi zumoo 牛角力. getting  the bulls together, ushi awase 牛合わせ.
getting the horns to clash, ushi no  tsuno tsuki 牛の角突き
Toojigayu  冬至粥 Rice Gruel at the Winter Solstice
Pumpkin Soup at the Winter Solstice  (tooji kabocha 冬至南瓜)
Tooji kitaru 杜氏来る  the sake brewers are coming 
..... kurairi, kura  iri 倉入り(くらいり)
"entering the storehouse"
Tooka  no sechi e 踏歌節会 Imperial Dance Ceremony 
.... 踏歌の節会
..... tooka  踏歌(とうか)
otoko tooka 男踏歌(おとことうか)dancing of men
onna tooka 女踏歌(おんなとうか)  dancing of women
ararebashiri 霰ばしり(あらればしり)"running like  hailstones"
kazashi no wata 插頭綿(かざしのわた)cotton flowers for your hair
-  Kashima tooka matsuri 鹿島踏歌祭
Tookanya 十日夜  (とおかんや) night of the tenth   
Harvest Thanksgiving on the 10th day of the  10th lunar month
 tooroo nagashi 燈篭流し  Light offerings afloat  
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Daimonji 大文字、大文字焼 Great Seeing-Off Fire in Kyoto
Hyaku Hattai 百八燈 108  bonfires
Kadobi 門火/Mukaebi 迎火 Fire at the Entrance to Welcome the  Souls
Mantoo-E 万燈会 Ten Thousand Lanterns Ceremony
Okuribi 送火 Fire for  Seeing Off
Sentoo Kuyoo 千燈供養 Thousand Lanterns Offerings
Toowan  kuyoo 唐椀供養 (とうわんくよう)
memorial service for Chinese bowls 
万満寺 Temple  Manman-Ji, Matsudo, Chiba
Tooyama no  shimotsuki matsuri 遠山の霜月祭
(とおやまのしもつきまつり)
December Festival in Toyama,  Nagano 
shimotsuki matsuri 霜月祭(しもつきまつり)
Tooyama matsuri  、遠山祭(とおやままつり)
yudate kagura 湯立て神楽
Tori  awase 鶏合 (とりあわせ) Ritual Cock Fighting 
tookei 闘鶏(とうけい), tori no keai  鶏の蹴合(とりのけあい)
"winning cock", kachidori 勝鶏(かちどり)
"loosing cock", makedori  負鶏(まけどり)
betting on cocks, kakedori 賭鶏(かけどり)
cock keeper, tookeishi  闘鶏師(とうけいし)
Tori  no Ichi 酉の市 Rooster Market 
..... on the first day of the rooster in  November
ichi no tori 一の酉(いちのとり)market on the first day of the  rooster
tori no machi 酉の町(とりのまち)town with a market on the day of the  rooster
tori no ichi moode 酉の町詣(とりのまちもうで) visiting the market at the day of  the rooster
..... lucky-rake market, kumade ichi 熊手市
..... Okame-mask  market, okame ichi おかめ市
..... too no imo 頭の芋(とうのいも)steamed taro
Tori oi  (tori-oi) 鳥追 "Chasing away the birds" 
..... hut, tori-oi goya  鳥追小屋(とりおいごや)
..... tower, tori-oi yagura鳥追櫓(とりおいやぐら)
..... song, tori-oi  uta 鳥追唄(とりおいうた)
enjoying, tori-oi asobi 鳥追遊び(とりおいあそび)
. January 15
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TOSHI 年 in Kigo for mid-winter refer to the old year which is  coming to an end.
Toshikoshi  no harae 年越の祓 (としこしのはらえ)
Purification rituals for passing into the New Year  
Toshi  mamoru 年守る (としまもる) seeing off the old year  
..... toshi okuru  年送る(としおくる)
..... shusai 守歳(しゅさい)
Toshi no hi 年の火 (としのひ) last fire of the  year
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toshi no yado 年の宿 (としのやど)
lodgings  for passing into the New Year 
..... toshiyado 年宿(としやど)
toshi no  ie 年の家(としのいえ) home for passing into the New Year
Toshi  no ichi 年の市 Last Market of the Year
..... kure no ichi 暮の市(くれのいち)  Year-end market
..... kure ichi 暮市(くれいち)
shiwasu no ichi 師走の市(しわすのいち)  December market
saimatsu oo-uridash 歳末大売出し(さいまつおおうりだし)
Year-end  sale
sekki ichi 節季市(せっきいち)seasonal market
kurisumasu  oo-uridashi クリスマス大売出し
(くりすますおおうりだし) Christmas sale 
Selling goods  cheaply for the New Year Celebrations
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Daruma  ichi 達磨市 (だるまいち) Daruma market at New Year
Toshi no yu  年の湯 (としのゆ) bath on the last day of the year 
..... toshiyu  年湯(としゆ)
joya no yu 除夜の湯(じょやのゆ)bath on the last night
Toshi  tori 年取 (としとり) "getting one year older" 
..... toshi toru  年取る(としとる)
Toshi Yooi  年用意 Preparations for the New Year 
..... toshi mooke 年設(としもうけ), toshi no  mooke 年の設(としのもうけ)
toshi torimono 年取物(としとりもの)
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Toshibi  iwai 年日祝
birthday celebration at the New Year Okinawa
..... shoonen  iwai 生年祝 celebrating the birthday
Toshigami  年神 God of the Year
..... toshitoku jin 年徳神、toshitoku 年德(としとく)、toshitoku  san 年德さん(としとくさん)、wakadoshi san 若年さん(わかどしさん)
"Mr. New Year" shoogatsu san  正月さん(しょうがつさん)、toshi jisan 年爺さん(としじいさん)、o toshi sama お年さま(おとしさま
shelf for the  new year, toshidana 年棚(としだな)、toshi toku dana 歳德棚(としとくだな)、"shelf in the  auspicious direction", ehoodana 恵方棚(えほうだな)、"shelf for a boutiful year", hoonen  dana 豊年棚(ほうねんだな)
"straw bag for the year", toshidawara 年俵(としだわら)
Toshi  otoko 年男 としおとこ "Man of the Year" 
(male born in the year with the same  Asian zodiac animal)
waka otoko 若男(わかおとこ)、sechi otoko 節男(せちおとこ)、yaku otoko  役男(やくおとこ)、manriki otoko 万力男(まんりきおとこ)、iwai taroo 祝太郎(いわいたろう)
Toso 屠蘇,  ritual rice wine
..... toso iwau 屠蘇祝ふ, tososhuu 屠蘇酒
..... bag with  spices for the ritual rice wine, tosobukuro 屠蘇袋
mulled rice wine with  spices
Toyo no  Akari no Sechi-E 豊明節会 Imperial Banquet with "Bountiful Light" and New  Food
Toyo no akari 豊の明り(とよのあかり)、yuki no sechi 悠紀の節(ゆきのせち)、suki no sechi  主基の節(すきのせち)
Tozu Seppoo  戸津説法
Explaining the Buddhist Law at Tozu 
Temple Tonan-Ji, Otsu.
Tsuburosashi  つぶろさし tsuburo fertility dance 
Sado Island, Niigata
Tukasameshi  司召 (つかさめし)
governor promotion (in autumn) 
aki no jimoku 秋の除目(あきのじもく)  governor promotion in autumn
kyookan jimoku 京官除目(きょうかんじもく)governor promotion  in Kyoto
Tsukuma  matsuri 筑摩祭
"pot festival", nabe matsuri 鍋祭(なべまつり)
"wearing pots",  nabe kaburi 鍋被り(なべかぶり)
pots from Tsukuma 筑摩鍋(つくまなべ)
women with pots, nabe  otome 鍋乙女(なべおとめ)
crown from a pot, nabe kamuri 鍋冠(なべかむり)
..... nabe kamuri  matsuri 鍋冠祭りの
pots and hearth, nabe kama 鍋釜(なべかま)
Tsunahiki  綱引 (つなひき), 綱引きplaying tug-of-war 
"pulling the rope"
..... tsunahiki  綱曳(つなひき). 縄引(なわひき)
Tsunemochi  matsuri 恒持祭 (つねもちまつり)
Tsunemochi festival 
..... Yamada no haru  matsuri 山田の春祭(やまだのはるまつり)
Spring festival of Yamada
at Tsunemochi Jinja  恒持神社, Chichibu, Saitama
Tsurugaoka  Hachiman matsuri 鶴岡八幡祭 Festival at Tsurugaoka Hachiman shrine  Kamakura
Tsurugaoka matsuri 鶴岡祭
Kamakura Hachiman matsuri 鎌倉八幡祭
Tsurugaoka  Hachimanguu no go-han itadaki 鶴岡八幡宮御璽頂き 
getting a seal at Tsurugaoka  Hachimangu Kamakura
Tsuru no hoochoo 鶴の包丁 cutting a crane   - Court ritual
Tsuruoka  Tenmanguu sai
鶴岡天満宮祭(つるおかてんまんぐうさい)
Tsuruoka Tanmangu Festival  
..... bakemono matsuri 化物祭 (ばけものまつり) monster  festival
Yamagata
Tsushima  Matsuri 津島祭 (つしままつり) Tsushima Festival 
提灯祭 floating lanterns
川船祭  river boat festival
蘆の神輿 mikoshi from reed
神葭流し floating the reed  mikoshi
津島笛 flute from Tsushima
Tsuto  iri, tsuto-iri 衝突入 Visiting a home 
Yamada no tsuto-iri  山田のつと入(やまだのつといり)home visit at Yamada, Ise
bon no tsuto-iri 盆のつと入(ぼんのつといり)home  visit at O-Bon ancestor festival
Tsuwano  no sagi mai 津和野の鷺舞 (つわののさぎまい )
Heron's dance in Tsuwano - Sagimai  
Shimane
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