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Gifu Prefecture・Kasamatsu
Basho Odori
Kasamatsu’s rain-prayer dance, woven from colorful bamboo and drums
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Aichi Prefecture・Komaki City
Komaki Heisei Summer Festival
A summer moment of dancing and handheld fireworks in front of Komaki Station
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Hokkaido・Chitose City
Chitose Citizens’ Summer Festival
Summer festivities in Chitose, brought to life by its shopping districts and Bon Odori
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Aomori Prefecture・Mutsu
Tanabu Matsuri
Five dashi transform between day and night, while Gion festival music brings Tanabu to life
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Sera Town
Koyama Hatsuka Ebisu
A summer tradition in Sera Town, brought to life by danjiri floats and niwaka performances
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Hokkaido・Sapporo City
Sapporo Summer Festival
A summer festival to enjoy Sapporo’s streets through dance and food beneath the summer skies of Odori
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Aomori Prefecture・Mutsu
Wakinosawa Hachimangu Grand Festival
A summer festival of mikoshi, dashi, and kagura evoking the legacy of the Kitamaebune trade
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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Okuribon Festival
Memorial boats collide in a traditional event that brightens Yokote’s summer
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Tokyo Metropolis・Koto City
Fukagawa Festival
A mikoshi procession at one of Edo’s Three Great Festivals, filled with chants and purifying water
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