The Gan no Yama event at the Yōfuta Shrine Gion Festival
Iga’s Gion Festival, with dances to release vows and the sound of drums
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Iga’s Gion Festival, with dances to release vows and the sound of drums
A Hita summer festival where lantern-lit dashi floats and music parade through the streets
Giant mantō against the night sky, dancing to flutes and drums in Kariya’s summer
A Tenno Festival that brings Kamimizo’s summer to life with mikoshi and dashi
A summer grand festival in Tanabe, where kasahoko floats and mikoshi make their way through the former castle town
Yanagawa’s summer Gion festival, brought to life by the Daijayama’s fire and the town’s floats
The Minazuki Festival lights up Ayabe’s summer with lanterns on the Yura River and fireworks
Mashiko’s festival traditions and the bond between the towns, carried on through a large sake cup
A great lion and mikoshi proceeding through Misaki’s port town: a summer procession passed down through the generations