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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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Okayama Prefecture・Kurashiki City
Oto-shima Festival
Oto-shima's autumn festival, where lantern-lit floats climb the stone steps amid shouts
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Onomichi City
Betcha Festival
A festival tradition of prayer, with demon deities and a mikoshi traveling through the streets of Onomichi
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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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Oita Prefecture・Tsukumi City
Performances of the Katano Shimozuki Festival
Traditional Shimozuki performances, with kagura and lion dances traveling through Katano
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Hokkaido・Esashi Town
Esashi Ubagami Daijingu Togyo Festival
Three traditional days when a mikoshi and 13 dashi bring the streets of Esashi to life
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Scheduled
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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Niigata Prefecture・Murakami City
Iwafune Grand Festival
An autumn grand festival featuring 9 dashi and Ofune-sama processing through a port town
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Ehime Prefecture・Niihama City
Niihama Taiko Festival
An autumn festival where dashi weighing about 3 tons soar into the air
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