Toyama Prefecture・Uozu City
Uozu Tatemon Festival
A traditional Uozu festival where lantern light and the spirit of a port town race across the night sky
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Shizuoka Prefecture・Shizuoka City
Shimizu Minato Festival
A summer festival where dances, processions, and fireworks by the sea bring Shimizu Port to life
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Suzu City
Horyu Tanabata Kiriko Festival
A Tanabata festival where giant kiriko dance toward bonfires in the sea at night
Shizuoka Prefecture・Fujinomiya City
Mount Fuji Goshinka Festival
A summer festival where mikoshi carrying Mount Fuji’s sacred fire ascend the Kanda River
Ishikawa Prefecture・Nanao City
Ishizaki Hōtō Festival
A hōtō festival where lights and calls come alive in Nanao’s fishing town
Osaka Prefecture・Osaka City
Sumiyoshi Matsuri
A summer festival in Osaka featuring the chinowa ring-passing rite and a mikoshi procession
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Zama City
Suzuka Myojin Shrine Grand Festival
A grand festival at Suzuka Myojin Shrine, bringing color to Zama’s summer with mikoshi and festival music
Hokkaido・Furano City
Hokkai Heso Festival
A festival where faces painted on bellies dance through Furano’s summer
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Shimane Prefecture・Oki Islands Town
Misaki Shrine Festival Uya Dashi Dance
A dashi sways to festival music as it dances through Higashimachi, in a traditional event passed down on the Oki Islands