Sasebo Seaside Festival, Nagasaki
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Nagasaki becomes Kyushu’s party capital in early August, with the Sasebo Seaside Festival. The Festival’s …
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Takabocchi Kogen Horse Race
PostponedThis is a horse race which takes place in Shiojiri City on the grassy Takabocchi Plateau. With around 80 competitors …
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Hinokuni Festival
CancelledThe Hinokuni Matsuri is a festival that takes place in early August predominantly in and around Sunroad Shinshigai (a …
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Nagahama and Kita-Biwako Great Fireworks
PostponedThis display takes place on the Northern side of the Lake Biwako at Nagahama Port. There are 10,000 rockets launched …
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Kuroishi Neputa Festival
CancelledKuroishi, a town on the central Tsugaru Plain of Aomori Prefecture holds its own Nebuta festival (called Neputa in these …
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Hiroshima Toro Nagashi
CancelledEach year, on August 6th, candle-lit lanterns are set afloat on the Motoyasu River next to Hiroshima’s A-Bomb Dome …
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Akita Kanto Festival
CancelledKanto (not related to the region of the same name) are poles which are approximately 15 metres long from which hang 46 …
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Hirosaki Neputa Festival
CancelledThe Hirosaki Neputa Festival is a lower-key (but still spectacular) sibling of the much rowdier Nebuta Festival in …
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Aomori Nebuta Festival
CancelledThis festival for which Aomori is most famous takes place in Aomori City during the first week of August, however on the …
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Sendai Tanabata
CancelledTanabata – literally meaning the ‘7th evening’ is a festival celebrated on different dates throughout …
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Goshogawara Tachi-Neputa Festival
CancelledGoshogawara hosts the third of the famous Nebuta festivals in Aomori. The others being Aomori Nebuta in Aomori City and …
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Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival
CancelledThe Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks have been running for thirty-one years and take place on the banks of the Yodo River, …
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Kameoka Hozugawa River Firework Display
CancelledPart of the annual peace festival, this display is as famous for its fireworks as it is the beautiful food stalls which …
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Nara Tokae
CancelledA ten-day event taking place in Nara, the Tokae sees thousands of candles placed in varying displays and patterns. The …
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Yoshinogawa Festival and Fireworks
CancelledTaking place on the banks of the Yoshino River in the Shinmachi neighbourhood of Gojo city, this is Nara …
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Tokushima Awa Odori Festival
CancelledTokushima Awa Odori is rated by many as Japan’s top summer festival. It takes place in Tokushima – a …
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Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival
CancelledAn incredible 40,000 fireworks go up in smoke at this mid summer fireworks festival. Lake Suwa is a rectangular shaped …
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Hitoyoshi Fireworks Festival
CancelledTaking place at the riverside in Nakagawahara Park in Hitoyoshi City, this fireworks festival is expecting roughly …
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Shoro Nagashi Lantern Floating Ceremony
The annual holiday of Obon runs until the night of Shoro Nagashi. During this time, the spirits of the dead come back to …
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Daimonji Okuribi
This is a memorial service for the spirits of fallen soldiers and to pray for peace which takes place on August 15th …
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Miyazu Toro Nagashi Fireworks
CancelledHeld on in the beautiful Amanohashidate area, this event features lantern floating and fireworks for a magical evening …
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Gozan no Okuribi
** In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, organizers will scale down this year’s event significantly ** …
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Sapporo Summer Festival
CancelledThe Sapporo Summer Festival (Sapporo Natsu Matsuri) is an umbrella event that encompasses a number of traditional type …
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Kumano Fireworks Taikai
CancelledAlthough there is some solid competition in this prefecture, this is oficially the biggest fireworks display in Mie with …
