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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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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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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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Saitama Prefecture・Chichibu City
Chichibu Yoshida Ryusei
Chichibu Yoshida’s dedication fireworks send a dragon into the sky with inherited skills and announcements
Kagoshima Prefecture・Ibusuki City
Ibusuki Onsen Festival
Giving thanks for the blessings of the hot springs, autumn in Ibusuki comes alive with dance, mikoshi, and fireworks
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Kochi Prefecture・Nakatosa Town
Kure Hachimangu Shrine’s Omikoku Festival
A traditional shrine festival as giant torches and the Omikoku procession make their way through Kure at night
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Nagasaki Prefecture・Sasebo City
Sendoro Festival
A traditional summer festival that fills Emukae with lantern light and water splashing
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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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Nara Prefecture・Kashihara City
Hōranya of Higashibōjō
A traditional torch festival that brings Kashihara’s summer to life