Events in Japan

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【Date】 February （different date every year）

【Area】 Inazawa-city, Aichi

【URL】 https://www.konomiya.or.jp/hadakamatsuri

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Naoi shinji

One of the three weirdest festivals in Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadaka_Matsuri

【Date】 The second Fri.-Sun. of February

【Area】 Ojika, Akita

【URL】 https://www.namahage-oga.akita.jp/sedo.html

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【Date】 February 11, 10:00am-3:00pm

【Area】 Kamiyama-city, Yamagata

【URL】 https://yamagatakanko.com/festivals/detail_3079.html

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【Date】 April 14-15

【Area】 Takayama, Gifu

【URL】 https://www.hidatakayama.or.jp/

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【Date】 April, once every seven years

【Area】 Suwa, Nagano

【URL】 https://onbashira.jp/yamadashi/

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【Date】 May, once every seven years

【Area】 Suwa, Nagano

【URL】 https://onbashira.jp/satobiki/

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【Date】 May 11-17 （centering 14-15）

【Area】 Kanda, Tokyo

【URL】 https://www.kandamyoujin.or.jp/kandamatsuri/

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【Date】 July 1-31 (Esp. 14-17)

【Area】 Kyoto

【URL】 http://www.gionmatsuri.or.jp/

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【Date】 July 1-15

【Area】 Hakata, Fukuoka

【URL】 https://www-hakatayamakasa-com

【Description】 Hakata Gion Yamakasa has a history as long as about 800 years, and it's the festival centering Kushida Shrine that enshrined Gion Okami in 941. The float called Yamakasa, shorter Kakiyama and taller Kazariyama, which used to be 15m tall, are carried through Hakata city, and the energy of the festival is immense. Hakata was divided into seven districts by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 1586, and soon after carrying the Yamakasa through their own districts became a competition for speed. At 4:59 in the morning of the 15th, the race between the districts named the Oiyamakasa takes place, and it is said to be a soul-shaking one hour to follow.

【Date】 August 2-7

【Area】 Aomori

【URL】 https://www.nebuta.jp/foreign/english.html

【Description】 Aomori Nebuta Festival is one of the three largest festivals in Tohoku area. The origin of this festival is believed to be related to a noble shogun from Heian Period, Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, who used flutes and taiko drums to attract the attention of the enemy during a battle. He defeated Aterui, the boss of Emishi tribes from Tohoku, and Aterui was beheaded in Kyoto. Aterui's family and followers were ordered to dig large holes where they were buried alive. "Ne" stands for the world of the dead, and "buta" stands for the dirt that covered their bodies. While the floats of Tamuramaro are carried, it is said that dancers called "Haneto(=bouncer)" stomp the ground to seal the dead.

【Date】 August 6-8

【Area】 Place

【URL】 https://www.sendaitanabata.com/

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【Date】 August 9-12

【Area】 Kochi

【URL】 http://www.cciweb.or.jp/kochi/yosakoiweb/

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【Date】 August 12-15

【Area】 Tokushima

【URL】 https://funfun-tokushima.jp/awaodori/【Description】 description

【Date】 August 16,  8:00pm-8:50pm

【Area】 Kyoto

【URL】 https://gozan-okuribi.com/2022/ja/top.html

【Description】 It's a Buddhist temples' ceremony to send their ancestors' spirits who came back to the present world during Obon period back to their world. For about 30 minutes each, the temples on the side of the five mountains place bonfires in the shapes of specific letters or designs. You can view those okuribis from hotels around Kyoto Station or outside where you can see those mountains. You are encouraged to put your hands together as you send those spirits off, and make a prayer of peace in your mind.

【Date】 August 26-27

【Area】 Fujiyshida-city, Yamanashi

【URL】 https://www.sengenjinja.jp/himatsuri/index.html

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Counted as one of the weirdest festivals in Japan.

https://fujiyoshida.net/feature/himatsuri/index

【Date】 The last weekend of August

【Area】 Koenji in Tokyo

【URL】 http://koenji-awaodori.com/

【Description】 It's the second largest Awa-dance festival in Japan next to Tokushima, and more than 150 groups named "-REN" perform their dancing in various different styles. Those rens would go through the main shopping streets in Koenji as they show their performances, and the both sides of the streets are packed with spectators. The town is a magnetic field to exoticism, art, rock music, yoga, and otherr deep subcultures. There are so many magical small pubs and bars where you can enjoy drinking!

【Date】 September 16-17

【Area】 Kishiwada, Osaka

【URL】https://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/site/danjiri/

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【Date】 Sun., September 17

【Area】 Asakusa

【URL】 https://www.asakusa-samba.org/

【Description】 Asakusa Samba Carnival has been one of the biggest dancing events in Japan since 1981, and the number of spectators on that single day is reported to be around 500,000! It is apparently not a traditional Japanese event, but you may get astonished to see how powerful and entertaining the Brazilian carnival is when combined with Japan-ness. You can enjoy great shows and performances done by competitive dancing teams in various costumes. Dancing teams would parade through the main streets, and the livliness and energy in town get to the summit on the day of this carnival! There are so many great places to enjoy drinking after seeing the parade, too!

【Date】 October 9-10

【Area】 Takayama, Gifu

【URL】 https://www.hidatakayama.or.jp/

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【Date】 October 7-8

【Area】 Kishiwada, Osaka

【URL】https://www.city.kishiwada.osaka.jp/site/danjiri/

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【Date】 2nd Sunday of October

【Area】 Hidaka Town, Wakayama

【URL】 https://hidakagawa-kanko.jp/miru/nyuujinnja/

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参考になる

https://waraiplus.com/colum/warai_sinji.html

【Date】 October

【Area】 Shimada-city, Shizuoka

【URL】 https://www.ooijinjya.org/obimatsuri/

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【Date】 November

【Area】 Yokohama

【URL】 https://yokohama-torinoichi.jimdofree.com/

【Description】 Torinoichi is an annual festival of Kotohira-Ootori Shrine which enshrines Ootori, Phenix, 

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【Date】 December, 1-7 (climax is 2-3)

【Area】 Chichibu, Saitama

【URL】 https://www.chichibu-jinja.or.jp/yomatsuri/

【Description】 Chichibu Night Festival held by Chichibu Shrine has a history of more than 300 years, and it is counted both as one of the three most beautiful festivals and one of the three most gorgeous Hikiyama(=matsuri float) festivals in Japan together with Gion Festival in Kyoto and Takayama Festival in Hida. According to a local folklore, Dec. 3 is the only date in a year in which the goddess enshrined in Chichibu Shrine and the god of Mt. Bukoh (they are in love!) can meet officially with permission from Suwa, the first wife of Mt. Bukoh. On the 3rd, as the parade goes into the climax, the night sky is decorated with beutiful winter fireworks as if celebrating their once-a-year affair!

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