Events across Japan. A collection ranging from traditional to seasonal offerings.
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Late February every year (tentative)
Fukui
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Gifu
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Yamagata
Early May every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Shizuoka
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Early July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Mid-July every year (tentative) (Autumn Festival: Mid-October every year (tentative))
Chiba
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Late July every year (tentative)
Ehime
Saga
Early August every year (tentative)
Okinawa
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Tokushima
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Kumamoto
Toyama
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Shiga
Every year on October 14/15
Hyogo
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
May 19–21 every year
Every year from July 20 to 23
Saitama
Every year from August 5 to 7
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Every year on the third Saturday/Sunday of October
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
Late November every year (tentative)
Early April every year (tentative)
Yamanashi
Gumma
April 19 and 20 every year
Ishikawa
May 2–4 every year (tentative)
Yamaguchi
Every year from June 7 to 17
Every year from early July to mid-October
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Iwate
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