Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
A traditional summer festival as red lantern light envelops the streets of Yamaguchi
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A traditional summer festival as red lantern light envelops the streets of Yamaguchi
A bold Tanabata festival passed down in Kesen, with dashi and taiko resounding
A Tanabata festival where giant kiriko dance toward bonfires in the sea at night
Kuroiwa’s traditional festival, with a lantern-adorned boat-shaped dashi making its way beneath the night sky
A summer festival through the streets of Little Edo, illuminated by lanterns
Ichijima’s summer festival, where lights on the Takeda River meet fireworks in the night sky
A summer night lit by prayer lanterns and fireworks over Lake Onuma
The Minazuki Festival lights up Ayabe’s summer with lanterns on the Yura River and fireworks
The Osorezan festival, where prayers to Jizo meet thoughts of departed loved ones