Hōran-e (Hiroshima Prefecture)
A nighttime Kangen Festival, with a lantern-lit, drum-filled lead boat traveling along the Setoda Channel
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A nighttime Kangen Festival, with a lantern-lit, drum-filled lead boat traveling along the Setoda Channel
Matsuyama’s summer fireworks lighting up the night sky and sea at Mitsu Pier
A summer festival of sparks and festival music, as the Daijayama winds through Nankan
Hyottoko dancing fills the streets of Hyuga City with masks and festival music
An Amami night filled with drums and song, where Hachigatsu Odori is passed down in a circle
Hitachi’s summer fireworks lighting up the coastal night sky and water
A fireworks festival that lights up the Watarase River and brings color to summer in Ashikaga
Light and sound connecting both banks of the Arakawa—the fireworks that brighten Toda’s summer
A summer in Omigawa, enjoying fireworks blooming over the Tone River and the artistry of shakudama