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Aomori Prefecture・Mutsu City
Wakinosawa Hachimangu Grand Festival
A summer festival of mikoshi, dashi, and kagura evoking the legacy of the Kitamaebune trade
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Akita Prefecture・Yokote City
Okuribon Festival
Memorial boats collide in a traditional event that brightens Yokote’s summer
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Tokyo Metropolis・Koto City
Fukagawa Festival
A mikoshi procession at one of Edo’s Three Great Festivals, filled with chants and purifying water
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Yamagata Prefecture・Oishida Town
Oishida Festival Mogami River Fireworks Display
Oishida’s spectacular fireworks enjoyed near the Mogami River and the bridge
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Gunma Prefecture・Ota City
Ojima Neputa
Ojima’s summer illuminated by a 7-meter fan-shaped neputa and drums
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Shizuoka Prefecture・Kawanehoncho
Tokuyama Bon Dance
A votive performance in Tokuyama, where echoes of classical kabuki and the deer dance live on
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Shizuoka Prefecture
Tōtōmi Ofune Festival
A port-town festival passed down in Tōtōmi, where boat models dance to song
Aomori Prefecture・Aomori City
Asamushi Onsen Nebuta Festival
A summer festival in Asamushi, with kebito and nebuta brightening the hot spring district
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Nagano Prefecture・Okaya City
Okaya Taiko Festival
A summer festival of Japanese taiko and dancing that makes the streets of Okaya tremble
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