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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kurama Fire Festival
A traditional fire festival where blazing torches and mikoshi light up the Kurama night
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Niigata Prefecture・Minamiuonuma City
Echigo Urasa Bishamondo Hadaka-oshi-a-i Festival
The fervor of the bare-chested pushing contest approaching Bishamonten on a snowy night
Scheduled
Yamanashi Prefecture・Fujiyoshida City
Yoshida Fire Festival
A summer festival in Fujiyoshida, where giant torches light the town and mikoshi carry on tradition
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Oita Prefecture・Kunisaki City
Kebesu Festival
Kunisaki’s traditional fire festival, where Kebesu and Touba send sparks flying
Ended
Mie Prefecture・Kuwana City
Kuwana Ishidori Festival
Two summer days of ringing gongs and drums as Kuwana’s dasha parade through town
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Ended
Ishikawa Prefecture・Noto Town
Abare Festival
A festival where kiriko floats showered in sparks and mikoshi race through Uetsu
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Ended
Fukui Prefecture・Katsuyama City
Katsuyama Sagicho Festival
A winter festival in Katsuyama, illuminated by music from the yagura and flames at Benten Riverbed
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Aichi Prefecture・Nishio City
Toba Fire Festival
A fire festival dating back over a thousand years, where participants brave the flames to predict the harvest
Yamagata Prefecture・Yonezawa City
Shiono Bishamondo Festival
Shiono’s festival, where red-and-black shishi and a rampaging mikoshi charge across the temple grounds