Niigata Prefecture・Agano City
Suibara Festival
A festival that brings Suibara’s summer to life with kagura, folk dances, and the sounds of lanterns
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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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Niigata Prefecture・Ojiya City
Ojiya Matsuri
Ojiya’s summer festival, brought to life by mechanized Mando floats and fireworks funded by local residents
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Toyama Prefecture・Imizu City
Kurokawa Yotaka Festival
A children’s rice-planting festival, with handmade lanterns brightening Kurokawa at night
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Gifu Prefecture・Kasamatsu
Basho Odori
Kasamatsu’s rain-prayer dance, woven from colorful bamboo and drums
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Aomori Prefecture・Mutsu
Tanabu Matsuri
Five dashi transform between day and night, while Gion festival music brings Tanabu to life
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Okayama Prefecture・Kasaoka City
Shiraishi Odori
A Shiraishijima Bon dance where many kinds of dance come together to a single song
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Fukui Prefecture・Tsuruga City
Lantern Floating and Grand Fireworks Festival
A story of lanterns illuminating the sea and fireworks lighting up Tsuruga’s night sky
Yamanashi Prefecture・Nambu Town
Nambu Fire Festival
A night of prayerful flames and fireworks along the Fuji River