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Fukushima Prefecture・Sukagawa City
Sukagawa Taimatsu Akashi
Sukagawa’s night sky and a torch-lit festival that carries on memories of the Warring States period
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Osaka Prefecture・Sakai City
Sakai Matsuri
An autumn cultural festival in Sakai, where history and tradition bring the streets to life
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Kyoto Prefecture・Fukuchiyama City
Nukata Dashi Festival (Autumn Festival at Nukata Ichinomiya Shrine)
Nukata’s autumn festival, brightened by rotating floats and tsukurimon displays made with nature’s bounty
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Aichi Prefecture・Ichinomiya City
Suiho Shibama Festival
A folk event in Ichinomiya where a grass horse travels through the community, carrying wishes to the river
Gunma Prefecture・Takasaki City
Takasaki Festival
Takasaki’s summer festival, with dashi and mikoshi parading through the streets and fireworks lighting up the night sky
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Yamaguchi Prefecture・Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
A traditional summer festival as red lantern light envelops the streets of Yamaguchi
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Toyama Prefecture・Nanto City
Fukuno Yotaka Festival
A Fukuno night illuminated by grand lanterns and an intense tug-of-war
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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Bonden at Asahiokayama Shrine
A winter festival in Yokote, where lavish Bonden travel snowy mountain roads and take on the shrine gate and steep slopes
Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Senshoku Festival
A festival procession linking eras through costumes showcasing Kyoto's dyeing and weaving techniques