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This annual Tokyo dance festival occurs in August. It features over 10,000 performers in a parade for nearly one million spectators.

A Yosakoi dance festival in Tokyo, this event features about 100 teams and 5,000 dancers performing in the Harajuku and Omotesando areas over a weekend.

An annual festival in Toyama City, Etchu Owara Kaze no Bon features somber dances and traditional music performed to appease winds and pray for a bountiful harvest.

The annual Okinawa Eisa Festival is a spectacular celebration of traditional folk dance, booming drums, and vibrant local culture, held every year in late summer.

An annual festival in Tokyo, the Kitazawa Hachiman Festival features portable shrine processions, live music, and food stalls over two days in early September.

A festival in Tokyo, the Daradara Matsuri is an eleven-day September event. It is known for its long duration and the sale of fresh ginger.

An autumn festival in Setagaya Ward, this celebration includes dedicatory sumo matches, a portable shrine parade, and food stalls.

A cosmos festival in Tokyo, Showa Kinen Park displays approximately 6 million flowers from over 30 species across its large fields.

An antique fair in Tokyo, this large three-day event has nearly 300 specialist vendors selling historical goods for serious collectors.

A fireworks festival in Tokyo, the Chofu event launches 10,000 fireworks. A main feature is a large pyrotechnic display synchronized to music over the Tama River.

This autumn festival in Tokyo features a two-day procession where portable mikoshi shrines are carried from Musashino Hachimangu Shrine through Kichijoji’s commercial district.

A professional sumo tournament in Tokyo, three 15-day events are held annually at Ryogoku Kokugikan, with top-division Makuuchi bouts taking place in the afternoon.