Events across Japan. A collection ranging from traditional to seasonal offerings.
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Early August every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Tottori
Hyogo
Okayama
Every year on August 15/16
Kumamoto
Late July every year (tentative)
Aichi
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Okinawa
Every year from August 5 to 14 (scheduled)
Nara
Every year from August 12 to 15
Tokushima
Every year on August 26 and 27
Yamanashi
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Every year from June 7 to 17
Tokyo
Every year from early July to October
Ishikawa
July 1 - 5 every year
Early July every year (tentative)
Chiba
Kanagawa
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
Wakayama
Kagoshima
Every year from July 20 to 22
Saitama
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Tochigi
Friday - Sunday, including the fourth weekend in July every year
July 22, 23 and 24
Ehime
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
Saga
July 24 and 25 every year
Osaka
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Every year from August 2 to 7
Aomori
Every year on August 2/3
Niigata
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Gumma
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Toyama
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Mie
Every year from August 5 to 7
Yamagata
First Saturday in August
Miyazaki
Shiga
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Every year on August 12 to 14
Kagawa
Every year on August 13
Yamaguchi
Late August every year (tentative)
Fukui
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