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Hokkaido・Iwanai Town
Iwanai Shrine Annual Grand Festival
A port town’s summer festival, with 2 mikoshi racing up Shrine Hill by bonfirelight
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Hokkaido・Sapporo City
Yoban-gai Matsuri
A summer shopping-district festival that fills Sapporo’s streets with mikoshi and events
Hokkaido・Rishiri Town
Kitami Fuji Shrine Grand Festival
A grand shrine festival where traditional processions and calls accompanying the mikoshi ring through Kutsugata
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Kyoto Prefecture・Uji City
Agata Festival
A festival where a bonten mikoshi passes through Uji on a night with the lights extinguished
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Toyama Prefecture・Toyama City
Sanno Festival (Toyama City)
Toyama’s early summer, brought to life by mikoshi, shishimai, and glowing yatai
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Okayama Prefecture・Tsuyama City
Fukurikō Shrine Grand Festival
Three days in Fukuri, Tsuyama, discovering beliefs in safe childbirth and protection from mamushi bites
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Kaga
Guzu-yaki Festival
A summer festival in Kibashi where a giant guzu parades through town, dispelling misfortune with fire and dance
Kyoto Prefecture・Ayabe City
Ayabe Yakuyoke Grand Festival
A winter festival in Ayabe for protection from misfortune, where visitors pass through gates and make their wishes
Osaka Prefecture・Osaka City
Toka Ebisu events in Osaka Prefecture
Osaka’s Toka Ebisu: tie your wishes to lucky bamboo and pray for prosperity in business in the new year