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Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Every year from June 7 to 17
Tokyo
July 1 to 15 every year
Fukuoka
Every year from early July to October
Ishikawa
Early July every year (tentative)
Chiba
Kanagawa
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Wakayama
Held over the three days around the third Saturday in July each year.
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
Kagoshima
Every year from July 20 to 22
Saitama
Friday - Sunday, including the fourth weekend in July every year
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Tochigi
Late July every year (tentative)
Aichi
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
Saga
July 22, 23 and 24
Ehime
July 24 and 25 every year
Osaka
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Every year on August 2/3
Niigata
Every year from August 2 to 7
Aomori
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
Early August every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Mie
First Saturday in August
Miyazaki
Every year from August 5 to 7
Yamagata
Every year from August 5 to 14 (scheduled)
Nara
Shiga
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Every year on August 12 to 14
Kagawa
Every year from August 11 to 15
Tokushima
Every year on August 13
Yamaguchi
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Hyogo
Okayama
Every year on August 15/16
Kumamoto
Late August every year (tentative)
Fukui
Every year on August 26 and 27
Yamanashi
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