Nagano Prefecture・Ueda City
Take no Nobori festival in Bessho Onsen
A procession of banners and traditional performing arts through the hot spring town, honoring the prayers on Mount Ojin
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Hokkaido・Furubira Town
Tengu Fire-Walking | Shrine festival
The tengu strides through the flames, as Furubira’s prayers light up the night: a fire-walking ritual
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Nanao Gion Festival
A Gion festival where bonfires and bontō lanterns race through Nanao at night
Hokkaido・Sapporo City
Yoban-gai Matsuri
A summer shopping-district festival that fills Sapporo’s streets with mikoshi and events
Hokkaido・Akkeshi Town
Akkeshi Summer Festival
A traditional summer festival in Akkeshi, where dashi and lion dances come together
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Hokkaido・Otaru City
Otaru Tanabata Festival
A summer festival where Tanabata lights shimmer across Otaru’s historic streets
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Hokkaido・Rishiri Town
Kitami Fuji Shrine Grand Festival
A grand shrine festival where traditional processions and calls accompanying the mikoshi ring through Kutsugata
Niigata Prefecture・Gosen City
Zengan Mushio-kuri
Akami District’s mushio-kuri: entrusting prayers to five-colored flags and fire-walking
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Tokyo Metropolis・Chiyoda City
Sanno Festival (Chiyoda City)
A Tenka Matsuri, with a courtly procession and mikoshi bringing color to central Tokyo
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