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Thirty-two festive nights of dancing
When: Jul 14th - Sep 8th 2018 ,  7:00pm - 11:00pm
 
The Gujo dance festival started over 400 years ago and now it's known as one of the largest summer dance festivals in Japan.
 
The festival is held for a period of thirty-two nights from the mid-...

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Fireworks with a big dragon!
Venue: Tenryu River, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan When: Aug 26th - Aug 27th 2018 ,  10:00am - 9:00pm
Beginning in Nagano prefecture and meeting the sea at the coast of Shizuoka, the Tenryu river is the ninth longest in Japan. On the first weekend of June, t...

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An amazing summer night festival
Venue: Susukino district When: Aug 2nd - Aug 4th 2019 ,  6:00pm - 10:00pm
In summer Japan becomes the land of festivals (matsuri 祭). In every city, from the smallest town to the largest cities , events are held practically every week. It's hard to ke...

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A Samurai procession on the Tokaido
When: Saturday - Nov 3rd 2018 ,  9:30am - 3:00pm
Hakone was one of the stations of the Tōkaidō, the famous route connecting Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto. It was used by the Daimyō who made the long trek from their domain to Tokyo.
To commemorate this part...

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550,000 sunflowers bloom in Zama
Venue: Kurihara & Zama When: Jul 19th - Aug 14th 2018 ,  10:00am - 5:00pm
 
Zama's city flower is the sunflower. In late July through August more than 550,000 flowers bloom and the city celebrates with a two-part festival.
 
During the festival, you c...

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Experience a unique mountain escape
Venue: Nozawa Onsen When: Sep 8th - Sep 9th 2018 ,  9:00am - 11:00pm
Each year, on the 8th and 9th of September, Nozawa Onsen comes alive for the amazing Lantern Festival. In 2018, those dates happen to fall upon a Saturday and Sunday which creates...

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Party at the castle
Venue: Nagoya Castle When: Aug 4th - Aug 15th 2018 ,  6:00pm - 9:00pm
Summer in Japan can be as hard on the locals as it is on travelers. The heat and humidity bear down during the day, making being outside unpleasant. In recognition of that, the Nagoya Castle Fes...

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Celebrating summer with color and fun
When: Aug 6th - Aug 7th 2018 ,  10:00am - 9:00pm
August 6th to 8th may only be three days to those who visit Uchiko's Sasa Matsuri—or bamboo festival—but it's a major part of the town's calendar for months before. Businesses, schools and local of...

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One of many spectacular displays in Japan
When: Saturday - Aug 18th 2018 ,  8:00pm - 9:00pm
Bentenjima is a large island in Lake Hama, a few stops away from Hamamatsu. It holds one of the bigger, free, firework festivals in the area, usually on the first weekend of July (This one is ...

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One of the three greatest summer festivals in Japan
When: Jul 24th - Jul 25th 2018 ,  4:00am - 11:00pm
Tenjin Matsuri (天神祭) is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, also ranked as one of the three greatest festivals in Japan, held annually on 24th–25th of Ju...

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