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Every year from June 7 to 17
Tokyo
Early July every year (tentative)
Chiba
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Wakayama
Kagoshima
Late July every year (tentative)
Aichi
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
Saga
July 24 and 25 every year
Osaka
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
Mie
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Every year on August 26 and 27
Yamanashi
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Kumamoto
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Mid-October every year
Ehime
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
Nagasaki
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Kagawa
Second Saturday/Sunday in October each year.
Tochigi
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Tottori
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Yamaguchi
Every year on January 7
Fukushima
January 9 to 11 every year
Every year on January 9 to 11
Hyogo
Every year on February 13 to 14
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Okayama
March 3 every year
The first Sunday of April every year.
Shimane
April 9–17 every year
Shiga
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
Third week in April every year
Miyazaki
April 19 and 20 every year
May 2–4 every year
Held biennially in mid May (scheduled)
The weekend preceding May 15 every year
May 17 and 18 every year
Mid-May every year (tentative)
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
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