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Every year from early July to October
Ishikawa
September 1 to 3 every year
Toyama
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Kumamoto
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
Late September every year (tentative)
Iwate
Mid-October every year
Okinawa
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Wakayama
Ehime
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
Nagasaki
Early October every year (tentative)
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Hokkaido
Every year for the 2days of the Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
Akita
Third Saturday and Sunday in October every year.
Saitama
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
The Main Festival (hikiyama float procession) is on the day before the Second Monday in October (Sports Day) every year, and the day before that is the eve of the festival
Shiga
Every year on October 14/15
Hyogo
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Kagawa
Every year from October 16 to 18
Second Saturday/Sunday in October each year.
Tochigi
Held the Saturday and Sunday of the Sports Day long weekend every October
Hiroshima
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Shimane
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
Saga
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Tottori
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
Miyagi
November 1–30 every year
Aichi
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Miyazaki
Every year on November 2/3
Kagoshima
Second Saturday in November each year
Fukushima
The Friday to Sunday of the third week of November each year.
Oita
November 22-24 each year.
Kochi
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Yamaguchi
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