Niigata Prefecture・Niigata City
Kuzutsuka Festival
Kuzutsuka's autumn festival, where lantern processions meet the rhythms of kagura
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Miyazaki Prefecture・Hyuga
Okiyo Festival
A night in Mimitsu where calls from decorated bamboo branches bring a sailing legend to life
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Niigata Prefecture・Sekikawa Village
Echigo-Sekikawa Oshitamonja Festival
An 82.8-meter serpent parade that carries the village’s memories forward
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Tochigi Prefecture・Ichikai
Tanobe no Tenasai
Hayashi music and lanterns around the Tendana, followed by the spirited hadaka-momi at night
Fukuoka Prefecture・Itoshima City
Dainyū Bon Rope-Pulling
A Dainyū Obon tradition that turns a large kudzu rope into a sumo ring
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Mie Prefecture・Kuwana City
Kuwana Ishidori Festival
Two summer days of ringing gongs and drums as Kuwana’s dasha parade through town
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Hokkaido・Furano City
Hokkai Heso Festival
A festival where faces painted on bellies dance through Furano’s summer
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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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Hokkaido・Takikawa
Summer Sky Festa
A day of flight displays and an aerial candy toss across Takikawa’s open skies