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Gifu Prefecture・Gifu City
Hikari to Monogatari
A Halloween story told through fireworks, light, and music in the night sky above the Nagara River
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Gifu Prefecture・Hida City
Kitsunebi Festival
A fox wedding lights up Furukawa’s streets beneath the glow of torches
Nara Prefecture・Nara City
Uneme Festival
Hana-ogi fans and Kangen boats create an elegant scene on Nara's Sarusawa Pond beneath the moon
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Niigata Prefecture・Ojiya City
Ojiya Matsuri
Ojiya’s summer festival, brought to life by mechanized Mando floats and fireworks funded by local residents
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Okayama Prefecture・Kasaoka City
Shiraishi Odori
A Shiraishijima Bon dance where many kinds of dance come together to a single song
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Oita Prefecture・Himeshima Village
Himeshima Bon Odori
A festival of diverse dances performed at bon dance grounds across the island and passed down through the generations
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Ended
Hokkaido・Nakashibetsu Town
Nakashibetsu Summer Festival
A summer night in Nakashibetsu lit by 6,000 lanterns, with dancing and mikoshi
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Ended
Aichi Prefecture・Higashiura Town
Odai Festival
A historical procession of Princess Odai and warriors along a road lined with double-flowering cherry blossoms
Ended
Shiga Prefecture・Nagahama City
Nagahama Hikiyama Festival
Children’s kabuki passed down through generations on lavish hikiyama stages, and neighborhood festival traditions
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