Ibaraki Prefecture・Ushiku City
Ushiku Kappa Festival
A summer festival of Ushiku dance and mikoshi, rooted in kappa legends
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Ibaraki Prefecture・Chikusei City
Shimodate Gion Festival
A Chikusei summer festival enlivened by 3 mikoshi and a river procession
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Aichi Prefecture・Kariya City
Mantō Festival (Kariya City)
Giant mantō against the night sky, dancing to flutes and drums in Kariya’s summer
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Saitama Prefecture・Fukaya City
Fukaya Festival
Water splashes over the mikoshi at Fukaya’s traditional festival, bringing color to summer
Mie Prefecture・Meiwa Town
Ooyodo Gion Festival
Ooyodo’s summer festival, brought to life by dashi, a sea procession, and local fireworks
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Chiba Prefecture・Chiba City
Samukawa Shrine’s Ohamaguri
A misogi purification festival passed down in Samukawa, where the sea meets the mikoshi
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Aichi Prefecture・Minamichita Town
Toyohama Tai Matsuri
Toyohama’s traditional festival, with a giant sea bream parading along the coast and through town
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Hyuga
Hososhima Minato Festival
A summer festival in Hososhima where the spirit of the port town lives on through taikodai and a sacred procession
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Miura City
Kainan Shrine Gyodo (Oneri) Lion Dance
A great lion and mikoshi proceeding through Misaki’s port town: a summer procession passed down through the generations
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