Shonandai Tanabata Festival
Entrust your wishes to a tanzaku, as Shonandai's town and people bring Tanabata to life
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Entrust your wishes to a tanzaku, as Shonandai's town and people bring Tanabata to life
A summer festival where Tanabata lights shimmer across Otaru’s historic streets
An Owari tradition of driving away pests, praying for a good rice harvest with fire and drums
A summer festival where sound and smiles fill the castle town as people stroll in yukata
Early summer in Kaminokuni, illuminated by torchlight and traditional Shinto rites
Akami District’s mushio-kuri: entrusting prayers to five-colored flags and fire-walking
A Tenka Matsuri, with a courtly procession and mikoshi bringing color to central Tokyo
A spectacular historical parade reflecting Kaga’s history
A traditional Yobuko event in which the Hama and Oka teams pull against each other on a giant rope