August
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Friday
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Aomori Nebuta Festival (free)
Aomori City (at the very top of Honshu the main Island) holds the famous "Nebuta Festival" every year. Handmade floats made out of B See Details
Aomori
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Saturday
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Akita Kantou Festival (free)
"Kantou" means, "a bamboo pole eight meters high with many cross poles attached that have 46 paper lanterns shaped like rice bales ha See Details
Akita
Aomori Nebuta Festival (free)
Aomori City (at the very top of Honshu the main Island) holds the famous "Nebuta Festival" every year. Handmade floats made out of B See Details
Aomori
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Sunday
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Akita Kantou Festival (free)
"Kantou" means, "a bamboo pole eight meters high with many cross poles attached that have 46 paper lanterns shaped like rice bales ha See Details
Akita
Aomori Nebuta Festival (free)
Aomori City (at the very top of Honshu the main Island) holds the famous "Nebuta Festival" every year. Handmade floats made out of B See Details
Aomori
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Monday
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Akita Kantou Festival (free)
"Kantou" means, "a bamboo pole eight meters high with many cross poles attached that have 46 paper lanterns shaped like rice bales ha See Details
Akita
Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (free)
The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is rather new, started in 1964. "Hanagasa" means "Flower Hat", therefore over 10,000 dancers hold See Details
Yamagata
Aomori Nebuta Festival (free)
Aomori City (at the very top of Honshu the main Island) holds the famous "Nebuta Festival" every year. Handmade floats made out of B See Details
Aomori
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Tuesday
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (free)
On August 6 (known as "Bomb Day" in Japanese), Hiroshima holds the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. The ceremony is to pray for th See Details
Hiroshima
Tanabata (free)
Tanabata or Star Festival is a festival that is held all over Japan, the city of Sendai claims fame to having the best Tanabata. According to a lege See Details
Sendai
Akita Kantou Festival (free)
"Kantou" means, "a bamboo pole eight meters high with many cross poles attached that have 46 paper lanterns shaped like rice bales ha See Details
Akita
Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (free)
The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is rather new, started in 1964. "Hanagasa" means "Flower Hat", therefore over 10,000 dancers hold See Details
Yamagata
Aomori Nebuta Festival (free)
Aomori City (at the very top of Honshu the main Island) holds the famous "Nebuta Festival" every year. Handmade floats made out of B See Details
Aomori
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Wednesday
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Tanabata (free)
Tanabata or Star Festival is a festival that is held all over Japan, the city of Sendai claims fame to having the best Tanabata. According to a lege See Details
Sendai
Yamagata Hanagasa Festival (free)
The Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is rather new, started in 1964. "Hanagasa" means "Flower Hat", therefore over 10,000 dancers hold See Details
Yamagata
Aomori Nebuta Festival (free)
Aomori City (at the very top of Honshu the main Island) holds the famous "Nebuta Festival" every year. Handmade floats made out of B See Details
Aomori
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Thursday
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Tanabata (free)
Tanabata or Star Festival is a festival that is held all over Japan, the city of Sendai claims fame to having the best Tanabata. According to a lege See Details
Sendai
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Monday
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Awa Odori Dance Festival in Tokushima (free)
The entire city of Tokushima takes part in the Awa Odori Dance Festival. The festival happens during or around the traditional Japanese Obon f See Details
Tokushima
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Tuesday
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Awa Odori Dance Festival in Tokushima (free)
The entire city of Tokushima takes part in the Awa Odori Dance Festival. The festival happens during or around the traditional Japanese Obon f See Details
Tokushima
Lantern Festival (free)
Lantern Festival, in Japanese "OBon", is a solemn and happy festival in which Buddhists honor, welcome back and appease the souls of their ancestors See Details
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Wednesday
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Awa Odori Dance Festival in Tokushima (free)
The entire city of Tokushima takes part in the Awa Odori Dance Festival. The festival happens during or around the traditional Japanese Obon f See Details
Tokushima
Lantern Festival (free)
Lantern Festival, in Japanese "OBon", is a solemn and happy festival in which Buddhists honor, welcome back and appease the souls of their ancestors See Details
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Thursday
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Awa Odori Dance Festival in Tokushima (free)
The entire city of Tokushima takes part in the Awa Odori Dance Festival. The festival happens during or around the traditional Japanese Obon f See Details
Tokushima
Lantern Festival (free)
Lantern Festival, in Japanese "OBon", is a solemn and happy festival in which Buddhists honor, welcome back and appease the souls of their ancestors See Details
Yamaga Lantern Festival (free)
Quick Note, this beautiful festival takes place in a Hot Springs town (in Japanese "Onsen", 温泉), so why not spend a night or two at a See Details
Kumamoto
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Friday
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Yamaga Lantern Festival (free)
Quick Note, this beautiful festival takes place in a Hot Springs town (in Japanese "Onsen", 温泉), so why not spend a night or two at a See Details
Kumamoto
Gozan no Okuribi (free)
Gozan no Okuribi more commonly known as Daimonji, is held near Kyoto in the hills. A large Japanese Character shaped bonfires are lit to illuminate See Details
Kyoto East
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Monday
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Giant Lantern Festival (free)
The Giant Lantern Festival or Dai Chouchin Matsuri (大提灯まつり) or Mikawa Isshiki Lantern Festival is a unique event in which "Giant&q See Details
Nagoya
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Tuesday
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Giant Lantern Festival (free)
The Giant Lantern Festival or Dai Chouchin Matsuri (大提灯まつり) or Mikawa Isshiki Lantern Festival is a unique event in which "Giant&q See Details
Nagoya
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Sunday
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Owara Kaze No Bon Festival (free)
Considered as one of (and truly is) the most beautiful Obon dances, Owara Kaze No Bon Festival is held near Toyama city on the western side of Japan See Details
Toyama