Kanagawa Prefecture・Miura City
Kainan Shrine Gyodo (Oneri) Lion Dance
A great lion and mikoshi proceeding through Misaki’s port town: a summer procession passed down through the generations
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Saitama Prefecture・Kuki City
Kuki Lantern Festival: Tenno-sama
A Kuki dashi festival with figures by day and lanterns by night
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Nagano Prefecture・Suzaka City
Kattakata Festival
A summer festival where people dance through the streets to Suzaka Kouta
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Nagano Prefecture・Miyada Village
Miyada Gion Festival
Miyada’s summer festival, brought to life by mikoshi processions through town and their destruction at night
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Gifu Prefecture・Kakamigahara City
Ogase Pond Summer Festival
Lantern boats and fireworks reflected on the water illuminate a pond steeped in dragon legends
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Miyama City
Eura-machi Gion Festival
A summer festival in Eura-machi, where the Daijayama and Odoriyama clash amid sparks
Oita Prefecture・Usuki City
Usuki Gion Festival
Usuki’s summer Gion festival, where mikoshi and dashi travel through a historic town
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Saitama Prefecture・Okegawa City
Okegawa Gion Festival
Festival music and mikoshi echo through the post town at Okegawa’s summer festival
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukuoka City
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
A votive yamakasa festival bringing Hakata’s summer to life with lavish decorations and racing floats
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