Miyagi Prefecture・Shiogama City
Shiogama Minato Festival
A festival of sea and land, with mikoshi and a gozabune sailing around Matsushima Bay
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Akita Prefecture・Semboku City
Kakunodate Festival Yama Event
Three days of prayers and excitement, with hikiyama floats and music echoing through the streets of Kakunodate
Yamagata Prefecture・Shinjo City
Shinjo Festival
A historical pageant in Shinjo, brought to life by handmade dashi floats and festival music
Tokyo Metropolis・Chiyoda City and other areas
Kanda Matsuri
A Tenka Matsuri that reflects Edo traditions, with hōren palanquins and mikoshi traveling through central Tokyo
Niigata Prefecture・Itoigawa City
Amatsu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Itoigawa Fighting Festival)
A spring festival in Itoigawa featuring a contest between 2 mikoshi and celebratory Bugaku
Niigata Prefecture・Nagaoka City
Nagaoka Festival
Nagaoka’s summer festival carries hopes for recovery and peace into the night sky and the city streets
Shimane Prefecture・Matsue City
Hōran Enya (the annual grand procession festival of Matsue Jōzan Inari Shrine)
A fleet of a hundred boats glides along the river, accompanied by dazzling oar-boat dances
Hokkaido・Matsumae Town
Matsumae Jōka Jidai Matsuri
A historical spectacle in the Matsumae castle town, brought to life by warriors and dashi floats
Iwate Prefecture・Oshu City
Oshu Mizusawa Summer Festival
A summer festival of songs and dances brightening the streets of Mizusawa