Fukui Prefecture・Obama City
Matsuage
A traditional fire festival that sends balls of fire soaring into the night sky over Wakasa
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Hokkaido・Kushiro City
Kushiro Shimin Hokkai Bon Odori
A Bon Odori festival where people dance around a giant yagura and bring Kushiro together for summer
Ended
Gunma Prefecture・Kiryu City
Kurohone Summer Festival
A Bon festival in Kurohone enlivened by Yagibushi and fireworks
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Ended
Hyogo Prefecture・Tamba-Sasayama City
Dekansho Festival
A summer festival in Tamba-Sasayama, where the circles of Dekansho-bushi dancers bring the former castle town to life
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Hokkaido・Iwamizawa City
Kitamura Inaka Festival
A summer community festival celebrating Kitamura’s waterside scenery and harvest
Aichi Prefecture・Kariya City
Kariya Wansaka Festival
A summer festival where music and great bursts of fireworks light up the night sky over Kariya
Ended
Nagano Prefecture・Suwa City
Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display
Summer fireworks reflected on Lake Suwa and echoing across the mountains
Fukuoka Prefecture・Itoshima City
Dainyū Bon Rope-Pulling
A Dainyū Obon tradition that turns a large kudzu rope into a sumo ring
Yamagata Prefecture・Yamagata City
Yamagata Fireworks Festival
Yamagata’s summer fireworks lighting up the night sky over Kajo Park