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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Nara To-Kae Candle festival
Nara To-kae is held at Nara National Park. Tens of thousands of candles will be lit up on the historical land including Todai-ji, Kasuga-taisha, Ukimi-do.
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Gojo-zaka Pottery Festival
Gojo-zaka Toki Matsuri (Gojozaka Pottery Festival), the biggest pottery market in Kyoto is held on Gojo-dori street during summer.
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Takamiya Noryo Fireworks
Takanomiya Noryo Fireworks festival is the first fireworks of the year in Shiga.
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Shirahama Fireworks Festival
The Shirahama Fireworks Festival is very gorgeous. The 1,000-meter long Niagara Falls fireworks launched off Shirarahama Beach is absolutely stunning.
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Yoshino River Matsuri NOHRYO Fireworks Festival
Yoshino River nohryo festival is popular for the very entertaining fireworks and, the sight of about 20,000 lanterns slowly flowing down the Yoshino River.
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Nara Daimonji Fire Festival
An enormous Chinese character 「大」which represents for the universe, is set alight on Mt. Takamado above the city. Visitors can see the sight from Nara Park.
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Arashiyama Floating Lantern Event
You can see the sight of burning Chinese characters on the mountains and the sight of many lanterns floating mysteriously from here, Arashiyama.
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Daimonji Gozan Okuribi
Daimonji Gozan Okuribi is the Buddhist festival of the feast of our ancestors. Known as the Bon festival, it is held on the evening of August 16th.
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Takebe-taisha Shrine Senkou-sai Festival
The Senkou-sai Festival, a summer ritual of Takebe-taisha Shrine, is one of Otsu’s three major festivals. Fireworks are set off to celebrate.