Shizuoka Prefecture・Hamamatsu City
Lake Hamana Kanzanji Onsen Lantern Floating and Fireworks Festival
A summer night brightened by lanterns on the lake and fireworks
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Hakusai Festival
A fire ritual that carries on the sacred flame of Yasaka Shrine and prays for peace in the New Year
Kyoto Prefecture・Nantan City
Yagi Fireworks Festival
Yagi’s autumn festival, where lanterns on the Oi River echo with fireworks in the night sky
Hyogo Prefecture・Kobe City
Kobe Love Port Minato Matsuri
A summer festival of international food stalls and lanterns by Kobe Port
Miyagi Prefecture・Kakuda City
Kanazu Tanabata Event
A children’s Tanabata event, with lanterns and chanting winding through Kanazu at night
Kochi Prefecture・Muroto City
The Ofune and hanadai events of the Kiragawa Mita Hachiman Shrine Festival
An autumn shrine festival where lantern-lit hanadai and a vermilion-lacquered Ofune process through Kiragawa
Kochi Prefecture・Nankoku City
The Enko Festival along the Goto River in Nankoku City
A children’s festival of riverside lights and fireworks, with prayers for safety in the water
Hokkaido・Rishiri Town
Nomubeya Kuubeya Festival
A summer send-off with Rishiri’s seafood and island nights
Aomori Prefecture・Sai Village
Alsus Festival
A day of cod soup and lights in wintertime Sai Village, with hopes for a good catch