鞍馬の火祭(01 of12)
Open Image ModalJapan, Tohoku Region, Akita Prefecture, Senboku, Kakunodate, People celebrating Kurama Fire Festival. (Photo by: JTB/UIG via Getty Images) (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:JTB Photo via Getty Images)
灘喧嘩祭り(02 of12)
Open Image ModalHIMEJI, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15: Japanese Shrine Parishioners wait to pull their team Damjiri during a parade as part of the Nada No Kenka Matsuri (Nada Fight Festival) at Matsubara on October 15, 2013 in Himeji, Japan. Each Yatai weighs approximately two tonnes. The parade is the highlight of the shrine\'s Autumn Harvest Festival and attracts roughly 100,000 people. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
横手のかまくら(03 of12)
Open Image ModalJapan, Tohoku Region, Akita Prefecture, Yokote-shi, View of Yokote Castle and Yokote Park in Yokote Kamakura Festival. (Photo by: JTB/UIG via Getty Images) (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:JTB Photo via Getty Images)
角館祭り(04 of12)
Open Image ModalJapan, Tohoku Region, Akita Prefecture, Akita, Akita Kanto Festival. (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:JTB Photo via Getty Images)
祇園祭(05 of12)
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秩父夜祭(06 of12)
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高山祭り(07 of12)
Open Image ModalJapan, Takayama, Ornate Floats And Crowd At Festival. (Photo by Education Images/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Education Images via Getty Images)
八戸えんぶり(08 of12)
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おわら風の盆(09 of12)
Open Image ModalJapan, Hokuriku Region, Toyama Prefecture, Toyama, Etchuyatsuo, Owara Kaze-no-Bon Festival. (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:JTB Photo via Getty Images)
葵祭(10 of12)
Open Image ModalJapan, Kinki Region, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Kyoto Gyoen, Participants dressed in Imperial court costumes Aoi Matsuri parade. (Photo by: JTB Photo/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:JTB Photo via Getty Images)
博多祇園山笠(11 of12)
Open Image ModalFUKUOKA, JAPAN - JULY 13: (JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS OUT) Men run carrying a one-ton float during Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival on July 13, 2010 in Fukuoka, Japan. The 15 days festival concludes with the event \'Oiyama\', where 7 groups compete for the best time over the 5 km downtown course in Fukuoka. (Photo by Sankei/Sankei via Getty Images) (credit:Sankei via Getty Images)
長崎くんち(12 of12)
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