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Hyogo Prefecture・Aioi City
Aioi Peron Festival
An early-summer festival by the sea, with boats racing across Aioi Bay and fireworks lighting up the sky
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Hiroshima Prefecture・Shobara City
The Oyama Memorial Rice-Planting Ceremony in Shiobara
Shobara’s agricultural heritage, passed down through prayers for cattle and horses and rice-planting songs
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Akita Prefecture・Akita City
Hiyoshi Shrine Sanno Festival
Hiyoshi Shrine’s Sanno Festival, where a mikoshi travels through the streets of Araya
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Aichi Prefecture・Toyokawa City
Oiden Festival (Toyokawa City)
A Toyokawa civic festival of dance and hands-on activities
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Saga Prefecture・Saga City
Saga Joka Sakaenokuni Festival
A community festival connecting Saga’s downtown with dance and smiles
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Kyoto Prefecture・Maizuru City
Maizuru Hosokawa Yusai Tanabe Castle Festival
A Maizuru festival tracing Tanabe Castle’s history through a samurai procession and the efforts of the local community
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Fukui Prefecture・Sakai City
Mikuni Festival
A festival where dashi carrying 6.5-meter-tall warrior figures parade through Mikuni
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Yamagata Prefecture・Sakata City
Sakata Festival
A festival where giant shishi lions and dashi floats parade through the historic streets of Sakata
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Ishikawa Prefecture・Hakusan City
Okaeri Festival
Mikawa’s Town Culture, Brought to Life by Trumpets and Floats
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