Events across Japan. A collection ranging from traditional to seasonal offerings.
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Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Saga
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Hiroshima
Early May every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Every year from August 2 to 7
Aomori
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Tottori
Okayama
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Kumamoto
Every year on January 7
Fukushima
Every year on January 15
Nagano
April 13–16 every year
Shiga
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Gumma
September 1 to 3 every year
Toyama
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Hokkaido
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
Oita
Mie
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
Chiba
Late July every year (tentative)
Late September every year (tentative)
Iwate
Early October every year (tentative)
Okinawa
January 9 to 11 every year
Osaka
Every year on January 9 to 11
Hyogo
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Tokushima
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
March 3 every year
Wakayama
The first Sunday of April every year.
Shimane
One day in late March or early April (March 3 according to the old calendar)
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
Gifu
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Miyagi
Early July every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
First Saturday in August
Miyazaki
6th, 7th and 8th of August every year
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year on the last Sunday of October
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