Festivals of Japan : 踊り

Experience traditional culture and seasonal celebrations by attending a Japanese festival!

Every year from February 17 to 20

Hachinohe Enburi

Aomori

Every year around February

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Nagasaki

Mid-April every year (tentative)

Hana Haru Festa

Tokushima

Third week in April every year

Nobeoka Imayama Daishi Matsuri

Miyazaki

Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)

Marugame Castle Festival

Kagawa

Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)

YOSAKOI SORAN FESTIVAL

Hokkaido

July 22, 23 and 24

Uwajima Ushioni Festival

Ehime

Every year from August 1 to 4

Sansa Odori Festival

Iwate

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

Kiryu Yagibushi Festival

Gumma

Early August every year (tentative)

Shimizu Port Festival

Shizuoka

First Saturday in August

Hyuga Hyottoko Mask Summer Festival

Miyazaki

Every year from August 5 to 7

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

Yamagata

Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)

Yosakoi Festival

Kochi

Every year on August 12 to 14

Sanuki Takamatsu Festival

Kagawa

Every year from August 11 to 15

The Awa Dance (Awa Odori) in Tokushima City

Tokushima

Mid-August every year (tentative)

Tamba Sasayama Dekansho Festival

Hyogo

Mid-August every year (tentative)

Bicchu Takahashi Matsuyama Odori

Okayama

Every year on August 15/16

Yamaga Lantern Festival

Kumamoto

Mid-October every year

10,000 Eisa Dance Parade

Okinawa

Every year for three days from October 7 to 9

Nagasaki Kunchi Festival

Nagasaki

Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November

Saito Tomb Festival

Miyazaki

Every year on November 2/3

Ohara Festival

Kagoshima

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