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  2. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities), and there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to ...

  3. Gion Matsuri - Wikipedia

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    The Gion Festival (祇園祭, Gion Matsuri) is one of the largest and most famous festivals in Japan, taking place annually during the month of July in Kyoto. [ 1] Many events take place in central Kyoto and at the Yasaka Shrine, the festival's patron shrine, located in Kyoto's famous Gion district, which gives the festival its name. [ 1]

  4. List of festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Yamaha Popular Song Contest. Pop festival. Kakegawa. 1969-1986. Music contest and festival. B-Boy Park. Hip hop festival. Concert on the Rock.

  5. Tanabata - Wikipedia

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    Tanabata ( Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival ( 星祭り, Hoshimatsuri ), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. [ 1][ a][ b] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).

  6. Tsukimi - Wikipedia

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    Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...

  7. Kanda Matsuri - Wikipedia

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    Kanda Matsuri (神田祭) or the Kanda Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sannō Matsuri.The festival started in the early 17th century as a celebration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive victory at the battle of Sekigahara and was continued as a display of the prosperity of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. [1]

  8. Category:Festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Fairs in Japan (3 C, 3 P) Film festivals in Japan (4 C, 12 P) Garden festivals in Japan (2 C, 1 P) LGBT events in Japan (1 C) Literary festivals in Japan (1 C) Parades in Japan (7 P) Religious festivals in Japan (1 C, 9 P) International sports competitions hosted by Japan (49 C, 95 P) Multi-sport events in Japan (9 C, 24 P)

  9. Jidai Matsuri - Wikipedia

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    Jidai Matsuri. The Jidai Matsuri (時代祭, "Festival of the Ages") is a traditional Japanese festival (also called matsuri) held annually on October 22 in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of Kyoto's three major festivals, with the other two being the Aoi Matsuri, held annually on May 15, and the Gion Matsuri, which is held annually from 17 to July 24. [1]

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