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.
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Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival
A festival held at the Yodogawa river near Osaka station, with 10,000 fireworks and star-mines. (a rapid-fire series of fireworks)
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Itami Fireworks Festival
A spectacular firework display that can be seen from Osaka Itami Airport. You can see exhibition fireworks and also the golden willow fireworks.
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Jidai Matsuri Festival （時代祭り）
The highlight of Jidai Matsuri is about 2,000 people dressed in costumes representing various eras of Kyoto’s 1,200-year history parade through the city.
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Kurama Fire Festival
The Kurama Fire Festival is counted as one of the three great unusual festivals of Kyoto. Held at Yuki-jinja Shrine, in Kurama.
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Evening illumination at Hiyoshi-Taisha/ Shiga
The leaves of 3000 maples and other trees color the vast precincts of Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine. The special night illumination creates a fantastic atmosphere.
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Hitaki-sai Fire Festival – Fushimi Inari Shrine
Tens of thousands of the ritual tossing prayer sticks gathered from around Japan are burned in bonfires at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
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Ishiyama-dera Temple Autumn Color Illumination Event/ Shiga
Approximately 1,000 maple trees show their beautiful autumn foliage at Ishiyama-dera Temple. You can enjoy magical beauty of Japanese maples lit up.
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Nariai-ji Temple autumn illumination/ Kyoto
Nariai-ji temple's impressive five-story pagoda with autumn colors are lit up and make a stunning scenery for only 2 days.