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Every year from early July to October
Ishikawa
July 1 to 15 every year
Fukuoka
Early July every year (tentative)
Chiba
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Wakayama
Held over the three days around the third Saturday in July each year.
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
Every year from August 2 to 7
Aomori
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Toyama
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Mie
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Tokyo
Every year on August 26 and 27
Yamanashi
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Kumamoto
Late September every year (tentative)
Iwate
Third Saturday and Sunday in October every year.
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 from October 16 to 18
Ehime
Second Saturday/Sunday in October each year.
Second Saturday in November each year
Fukushima
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Yamaguchi
Every year on December 2 to 3
Every year on January 15
Nagano
Every year on January 20
Gumma
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Okayama
Late March every year (tentative)
Nagasaki
Early April every year (tentative)
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Aichi
Late April - Early May every year
May 3 to 5 every year
3 May every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Every last weekend and Monday of May
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