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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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Saitama Prefecture・Kawagoe City
Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival
A summer festival through the streets of Little Edo, illuminated by lanterns
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Ended
Mie Prefecture・Suzuka City
Kanbe Ishidori Festival
8 dashi bring Kanbe’s summer to life with gongs and drums
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Ended
Kyoto Prefecture・Ine Town
Ine Festival
Boats and prayers make their way around Ine Bay in the Gion Festival of the Sea
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Hyogo Prefecture・Tamba City
Ichijima Kawasuso Festival
Ichijima’s summer festival, where lights on the Takeda River meet fireworks in the night sky
Niigata Prefecture・Yahiko Village
Yahiko Shrine Lantern Pushing Festival and Bugaku
A traditional lantern-pushing festival, with lights and mikoshi winding through Yahiko’s summer
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Aichi Prefecture・Tsushima City
Tsushima Shrine’s Tenno Festival
Tsushima’s summer festival, adorned with lantern boats and a dramatic morning festival
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Manazuru Town
Kibune Festival
Boats and mikoshi enliven the harbor: a sea festival passed down in Manazuru
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