Wakinosawa Hachimangu Grand Festival
A summer festival of mikoshi, dashi, and kagura evoking the legacy of the Kitamaebune trade
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A summer festival of mikoshi, dashi, and kagura evoking the legacy of the Kitamaebune trade
Traditional fireworks set off at sea, illuminating Onigajo and the Kumano Sea
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Dashi and festival music wind through Yasugi; the Tsukinowa Festival lights up the port
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A summer encounter with approximately 550,000 sunflowers along the Sagami River
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