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The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Aichi
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Kumamoto
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival): April 14 and 15 every year (tentative) [Autumn Takayama Festival (Hachiman Festival): October 9 and 10 every year (tentative)]
Gifu
April 19 and 20 every year
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Yamagata
Early May every year (tentative)
Toyama
Ishikawa
May 2–4 every year
Yamaguchi
Kanagawa
Shizuoka
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Miyagi
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Every year from June 7 to 17
July 1 to 15 every year
Fukuoka
Every year from early July to October
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.
Chiba
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.
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
Saga
July 22, 23 and 24
Ehime
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Every year from August 5 to 7
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Every year from August 11 to 15
Tokushima
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
Mid-October every year
Okinawa
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Third Saturday and Sunday in October every year.
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
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 for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Kagawa
Every year from October 16 to 18
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Miyazaki
November 22-24 each year.
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