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Festivals of Japan

Events across Japan. A collection ranging from traditional to seasonal offerings.

Every year on the third Saturday/Sunday of October

Kawagoe Festival

Saitama
Mid-August every year (tentative)

The awa dance(awa odori) in tokushima city

Tokushima
Every year on August 2/3

Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks Show

Niigata
Mid-August every year (tentative)

Bicchu Takahashi Matsuyama Odori

Okayama
April 20–May 5 every year

The Sakura Festival of Kakunodate

Akita
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.

Kiryu Yagibushi Festival

Gumma
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.

Yama-age Festival

Tochigi
Every year around February

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Nagasaki
Early April - Late April every year (tentative)

Takato Cherry Blossom Festival

Nagano
Late March every year (tentative)

The Kanoukaen

Nagasaki
Mid-April every year (tentative)

Furukawa Festival

Gifu
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)

2020 Fukiagehama Sand & Flower Festa in Minamisatsuma

Kagoshima
Mid-August every year (tentative)

O-bon Daikento Lighting Up of Japanese Umbrellas

Tottori
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16

Fujisaki Hachimangu Grand Festival

Kumamoto
Mid-August every year (tentative)

Tomioka Hachiman Shrine Festival (Fukagawa Hachiman Festival)

Tokyo
Every year on January 15

Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Fire Festival

Nagano
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local specialty shop

A shop in Tokyo set up by a regional municipality for the purpose of selling special products and promoting tourism.