Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri Festival
春日若宮おん祭
FROM 2018.12.15
TO 2018.12.18
Nara City
Nara
Over 400 Years
Afternoon
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Kansai
The Wakamiya Onmatsuri is a time to pray for health and a rich harvest. It's origins date back to when...
Tentyousai narabi Shimekake-shinji “Owarai Shinji”
天長祭 並 注連縄掛神事「お笑い神事」
2018.12.23
Higashi-osaka City
Osaka
Over 100 Years
Afternoon
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Kansai
This rare sacred ritual of approximately 3,000 people laughing together continuously for 20 min, is based on a tale found...
Geh-tah Matsuri
ゲーター祭り
2019.01.1
Toba City
Mie
Morning
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Chubu
The Geta Matsuri is a ritual held on an island 14k off the coast of Honshu. Just before dawn of...
Onda Matsuri “Sunakake Matsuri”
御田植祭～砂かけ祭～
2019.02.11
Kawai cho
Nara
Over 1000 Years
Afternoon
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Kansai
The Sunakake Matsuri is an ancient festival that began approximately 1,300 years ago during the reign of Emperor Temmu, initially...
Saidaiji Eyo
西大寺会陽
2019.02.16
Okayama City
Okayama
Over 400 Years
Caution !
Afternoon
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Chugoku Shikoku
During Saidaiji Eyo—also dubbed the "Hadaka Matsuri (naked festival)"—countless men in Mawashi (loincloth worn by sumo wrestlers) scramble for a...
Hiina Matsuri
ひいな祭
2019.03.3
Kyoto City
Kyoto
Afternoon
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Kansai
March 3rd is the national holiday known as Hiina Matsuri, where prayers are made for the healthy growth and happiness...
Natanegokutaisai (Kawachi no harugoto)
菜種御供大祭 （河内の春ごと）
2019.03.25
Fujiidera City
Osaka
Over 1000 Years
Afternoon
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Kansai
The "Natanegokutaisai" is a festival held on March 25th, when rape blossoms bloom in all its glory. "Natane" is rape...
Ohashiri Matsuri
お走り祭り
FROM 2019.04.13
TO 2019.04.14
Yabu City
Hyogo
Over 1000 Years
Afternoon
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Kansai
This festival gets its name, Ohashiri ("to run") from the way the omikoshi(portable shrine), is carried; in a way that...
Nagahama hikiyama matsuri
長浜曳山まつり
FROM 2019.04.13
TO 2019.04.16
Nagahama City
Shiga
Over 400 Years
Afternoon
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Chubu
The Hikiyama floats of Nagahama are so beautiful and elegant that they are referred to as moving museums. The birth...
Tanzan Shrine Kemari Festival
談山神社けまり祭
2019.04.29
Sakurai City
Nara
Afternoon
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Kansai
Sitting quietly in the mountains of Nara Prefecture is the Tanzan Shrine, the home of this Spring/Autumn festival. Deep in...
Aoi Matsuri Festival
葵祭
2019.05.15
Kyoto City
Kyoto
Over 1000 Years
All Day
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Kansai
The Aoi Matsuri festival is an annual celebration of Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, and is known as one of Kyoto's...
Akasaki Matsuri
赤崎祭り
2019.06.22
Toba City
Mie
Over 400 Years
Night
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Kansai
This festival has been marking the start of summer in Toba City for over 800 years. The locals love it...
Gion Matsuri
京都祇園祭
FROM 2019.07.1
TO 2019.07.31
Kyoto City
Kyoto
Over 1000 Years
All Day
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Kansai
【UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage】Gion Matsuri is an annual festival of the Yasaka Shrine located in Higashiyama of Kyoto, and is...
Nachi no Ogi Matsuri
那智の扇祭り
2019.07.14
Higashimuro County
Wakayama
Over 100 Years
Afternoon
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Kansai
Nachi no Ogi Matsuri is the grand annual festival of Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine. When Emperor Jimmu (the founding emperor...
Tenjin Matsuri
天神祭
FROM 2019.07.24
TO 2019.07.25
Osaka City
Osaka
Over 1000 Years
All Day
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Kansai
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine was built in the late Heian period during the 3rd year of Tenryaku era (949 AD), enshrining Sugawara no Michizane as...
Hifuri Matsuri
火ふり祭
FROM 2019.08.14
TO 2019.08.15
Hino Town
Shiga
Caution !
Night
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Kansai
The Hifuri "fire throwing" Matsuri, held on August 14th and 15th during the O-bon holiday, is a colorful summer classic. It is...
Hassaku Festival at Matsuno'o Taisha Shrine
松尾大社 八朔祭
2019.09.1
Kyoto City
Kyoto
Over 100 Years
All Day
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Kansai
The "Hassaku" in Hassakusai refers to the new moon in August. This festival was started over 130 years ago just...
The Danjiri Matsuri in Kishiwada
岸和田だんじり祭
FROM 2019.09.14
TO 2019.09.15
Kishiwada City
Osaka
Over 100 Years
All Day
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Kansai
There are no other comparisons thinkable when it comes to the unparalleled relationship between Danjiri Matsuri and the people of...
Seimei Festival
晴明祭
FROM 2019.09.22
TO 2019.09.23
Kyoto City
Kyoto
Over 100 Years
All Day
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Kansai
The Master of Yin and Yang, Abe no Seimei (920-1005) was active in the mid Heian Era. As an astronomer...
The Danjiri Matsuri in Kishiwada
岸和田だんじり祭
FROM 2019.10.12
TO 2019.10.13
Kishiwada City
Osaka
Over 100 Years
All Day
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Kansai
There are no other comparisons thinkable when it comes to the unparalleled relationship between Danjiri Matsuri and the people of...
