Shimodate Gion Festival
A Chikusei summer festival enlivened by 3 mikoshi and a river procession
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A Chikusei summer festival enlivened by 3 mikoshi and a river procession
A summer festival at the foot of Mount Tsukuba, with mikoshi and dashi bringing Hojo to life
A traditional performance featuring a rain-frog-clad maiotoko on a 14-meter pole
A summer festival in Ogo, with the Rampaging Lion parading through town and the mikoshi offering protection
A town-center Tanabata festival adorned with bamboo decorations made from Ogawa washi
A summer festival through the streets of Little Edo, illuminated by lanterns
Tako’s summer dedication performance, combining masked dances and pole-top acrobatics
A summer festival around Mobara Station, brought to life by Tanabata ornaments and dance
Songs and dances of a mining town, and a Sado summer festival that lights up the night sky