Motomiya Festival / Fushimi Inari Shrine
Thousands of lanterns in the ground of Fushimi Inari Taisha and Mt. Inari are lit up for celebration. Starting from the evening of Yoi-miya.
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Tenjin-Matsuri Festival
Tenjin-Matsuri Festival is held to show the prosperity of Osaka and for the people to pray for business prosperity and their health at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine.
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Sumiyoshi Festival at Sumiyoshi Taisha
A highlight of Sumiyoshi Festival is the nagoshi-harai-shinji ritual. Women and children in the Muromachi period costume go through a large straw ring.
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Kishiwada Danjiri Festival ”だんじり”
The highlight of the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival has to be the elaborate floats that are pulled through the narrow streets of Kishiwada at high-speeds.
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Iwashimizusai festival
Iwashimizu Hachimangu shrine in Yawata city of Kyoto, situated on a quiet hillside hosts one of the three religious festivals in Japan.
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The Comb Festival ”櫛まつり”
The Comb Festival at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, features a colorful parade of women having their hair done in various coiffures representing each era.
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Zuiki Festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Zuiki Festival at Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine is held in appreciation for the year's grain harvest. You can enjoy the parade of portable shrines around the shrine.
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Kangetsu-sai Festival / Sumiyoshi Taisha
The Moon Viewing Festival "Kangetsu-Sai" at Sumiyoshi Taisha must be worth visiting. You can enjoy viewing the full moon over the famed Taiko-bashi bridge.
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Otsu Matsuri Festival （大津祭）
Otsu Matsuri is one of Shiga’s three major festivals.13 floats with performances of mechanical dolls, are gorgeously decorated and are carried through the city.
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Nada Fighting Festival
Nada Fighting Festival is the popular festival in Himeji City. The portable shrines are jolted awhen carried on the shoulders of the men in the parade.