Ishikawa Prefecture・Suzu City
Horyu Tanabata Kiriko Festival
A Tanabata festival where giant kiriko dance toward bonfires in the sea at night
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Shizuoka Prefecture・Fujinomiya City
Mount Fuji Goshinka Festival
A summer festival where mikoshi carrying Mount Fuji’s sacred fire ascend the Kanda River
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Kumamoto Prefecture・Nankan Town
Nankan Summer Festival
A summer festival of sparks and festival music, as the Daijayama winds through Nankan
Kanagawa Prefecture・Zama City
Suzuka Myojin Shrine Grand Festival
A grand festival at Suzuka Myojin Shrine, bringing color to Zama’s summer with mikoshi and festival music
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Gion Festival
A month of Kyoto summer brought to life by yamahoko floats and Gion music
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Hokkaido・Furano City
Hokkai Heso Festival
A festival where faces painted on bellies dance through Furano’s summer
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Niigata Prefecture・Joetsu City
Joetsu Festival
A summer Gion festival connecting Takada and Naoetsu with mikoshi and dashi
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Kumamoto Prefecture
Aso no Otaue
Aso's prayers for a bountiful harvest, with mikoshi and Ota-uta songs winding through the green rice fields
Shimane Prefecture・Oki Islands Town
Misaki Shrine Festival Uya Dashi Dance
A dashi sways to festival music as it dances through Higashimachi, in a traditional event passed down on the Oki Islands