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Carrying Tradition Forward — 8 Active Crowdfunding Campaigns on Matsuri

Carrying Tradition Forward — 8 Active Crowdfunding Campaigns on Matsuri

May 7, 2026·1 min
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Matsuri Crowdfunding connects backers worldwide with projects that preserve Japan's living traditions, festivals, and regional cultures.

Active campaigns (as of May 2026)

  1. Sacred Sites Revival — Preserving 7 endangered shrine festivals (Goal ¥500K)
  2. Kyoto Tea Ceremony Experience — Authentic tea programs for international guests (Goal ¥500K)
  3. Gion Festival Float Restoration — Restoring Yasaka Shrine's yamahoko floats (Goal ¥3M)
  4. Edo Meisho Artisans — Supporting 5 young ukiyo-e printmakers for one year (Goal ¥8M)
  5. Dialect Preservation "Kotoba no Shimagara" — Digital archive of endangered dialects (Goal ¥5M)
  6. Festival Float Revival — Restoring 5 regional festival floats together (Goal ¥12M)
  7. Osaka Artisan School — A 2-year vocational school for traditional craft heirs (Goal ¥15M)
  8. Satoyama Revival Tohoku — Reviving traditional life in depopulated villages (Goal ¥7.5M)

How to back

Choose a reward tier on each campaign page. Funds are released to projects only when goals are met (AoN model — All-or-Nothing). Failed campaigns are fully refunded.