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Mie Prefecture・Iga City
Gion Festival at Hijiki Shrine
The Gion Festival in Hijiki: prayers for rain passed down through taiko and dance
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Wakayama Prefecture・Tanabe City
Tanabe Festival
A summer grand festival in Tanabe, where kasahoko floats and mikoshi make their way through the former castle town
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Tokyo Metropolis・Taito City, Sumida City
Sumida River Fireworks Festival
Summer fireworks steeped in Edo-era history light up the night sky over the Sumida River
Ibaraki Prefecture・Moriya City
Yasaka Shrine Gion Festival (Moriya City)
A Moriya summer festival featuring large banners, a mikoshi, and 5 dashi
Fukushima Prefecture・Minamiaizu Town
The Otoya Observances of the Tajima Gion Festival
A traditional festival kept alive by the Otoya, with mikoshi and dashi bringing color to the town of Tajima
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Akita Prefecture・Akita City
Tsuchizaki Port Festival Hikiyama procession
A traditional event in Tsuchizaki Port, where warrior figures and Minato Bayashi accompany floats through town
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Kanagawa Prefecture・Miura City
Kainan Shrine Gyodo (Oneri) Lion Dance
A great lion and mikoshi proceeding through Misaki’s port town: a summer procession passed down through the generations
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Nagano Prefecture・Chikuma City
Inariyama Gion Festival
A summer festival where mikoshi and Isami Shishi parade through Inariyama’s historic streets
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Fukuoka Prefecture・Fukutsu City
Tsuyazaki Gion Yamakasa
Three dashi race through Tsuyazaki in a summer prayer passed down through generations
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