Okayama Prefecture・Okayama City
Kibitsuhiko Shrine’s Otaue Festival
An Okayama summer festival entrusting prayers for a good harvest to a procession of seedlings and ohata banners
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Hyogo Prefecture・Toyooka City
Yanagi Festival
A summer festival of mikoshi, dancing, and fireworks that brings color to Toyooka, the city of bags
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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
Hokkaido・Furano City
Hokkai Heso Festival
A festival where faces painted on bellies dance through Furano’s summer
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Yamaguchi Prefecture・Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi Gion Festival
A Gion festival carrying on Yamaguchi's summer traditions, with the Sagi no Mai and mikoshi
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Kitakyushu City
Tobata Gion Oyamagasa
A festival where the banner-decorated dashi by day transforms into a pyramid of light at night
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Oita Prefecture・Hita City
Hita Gion Festival
A Hita summer festival where lantern-lit dashi floats and music parade through the streets
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Miyagi Prefecture・Kurihara City
Kurikoma Dashi Matsuri
A summer festival where dashi carrying on 300 years of tradition bring color to the town
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