Wakayama Port Minato Matsuri Fireworks Display
A festival originally created to pray for the port's safety and to bring visitors to the area.
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Kinugawa Onsen Dragon King Festival
Watch as the Manto Mikoshi, a portable shrine glowing with ten thousand lanterns, parades through the night.
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Shin-Umeda Osaka Summer Festival
Looking for a family-friendly festival in the heart of the city? The Shin-Umeda City Summer Festival features traditional Bon dances, kids' games, and exciting attractions.
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Lake Nojiri Fireworks Festival
This lesser-known festival of fireworks features a unique setting.
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Nagoya July Grand Sumo Tournament
The fourth of Japan's six largest Sumo tournaments in Nagoya.
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The Japan International Birdman Rally
People in human powered flying machines throw themselves off a jetty and into a lake.
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Tobata Gion Oyamakasa Festival
See the tall Yamagasa floats illuminating the Tobata night.
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Hita Gion Festival
See the enormous yamaboko floats parade around the historic town of Hita.
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Ōno-Hiyoshi Shrine Sannō Festival
Marvel at lion dances and demons at this unique festival with wonderfully unusual costumes.
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Minato Maizuru Chatta Fireworks Festival
This event finishes with a display of fireworks launched from a ship in the bay.
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Gion Kashiwazaki Sea Fireworks
This carefully choreographed fireworks display, set against the backdrop of the sea, is worth the trek.
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Otaru Tide Festival
Otaru's largest summer festival returns with fireworks and a portable shrine parade.
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Gamagori Festival and Summer Fireworks 2027
Japan's legendary Pacific coast fireworks: 650-meter explosions from giant 200kg shells. The Gamagori Summer Fireworks Festival returns.
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Yamaguchi Gion Matsuri
The highlight of this festival is an elegant dance performed in heron costumes.
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Miyajima Kangen-sai Festival
Kangen-sai is the largest and greatest annual festival held at the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima island.
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Sapporo Doshin/UHB Fireworks Festival 2027
Hokkaido's most popular fireworks festival, lighting up the night sky over Sapporo.
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