Journeys in Japan

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Journeys in Japan - Season 4 Episode 4 Namahage New Year's Rite


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28 minutes 2024 HD

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On this "Journeys in Japan" our reporter Deborah Ten experiences the rings in the New Year in northern Japan. She visits Oga Peninsula, in Akita Prefecture, to see an unusual New Year's Eve rite. During the folk ritual, known as namahage, demon-like incarnations of the mountain gods go from home to home in the Oga area.

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