{"id":20572,"date":"2018-07-31T12:25:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=20572"},"modified":"2021-01-13T11:57:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T11:57:15","slug":"summer-festivals-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/31\/summer-festivals-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of the best summer festivals in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? 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If your trip doesn\u2019t coincide, fear not \u2013 the odd colourful costume, paper lantern or fireworks display is never far away in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top tip:<\/strong> Accommodation and travel sell out sooner around festivals, so try to plan well in advance. Saying that, we\u2019ve been known to find many a last-minute reveller somewhere to rest their head \u2013 so don\u2019t rule out an impromptu trip!<\/p>\n<h2>1. Yosakoi Matsuri, Kochi \u2013 August<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine slow processions of solemn rituals\u2026 then imagine the complete opposite. Yosakoi is a series of high energy dances from performers in eclectic costumes \u2013 from traditional <em>yukata<\/em> and paper umbrellas, to that less classic ra-ra skirt and netted vest look. Each troupe\u2019s signature moves are punctuated by the clack of <em>naruko<\/em> (wooden clappers). There\u2019s something contagious about watching! Luckily, visitors itching to join can become part of the celebration; for a small fee you get an hour-long class, as well as your own <em>naruko<\/em> and <em>happi<\/em> coat souvenir.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Gion Matsuri, Kyoto \u2013 July<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-564x324.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-1200x690.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-900x518.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-720x414.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-1440x828.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-390x224.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-780x449.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-510x293.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-1536x883.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Gion-Matsuri-Music-Guys-e1610024111736-2048x1178.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>If it didn\u2019t pass Kyoto\u2019s modern architecture, the Yamaboko Junko procession during Gion Matsuri might have you double checking your calendar. The traditional costumes and wooden floats hark back to a different time, and in the city\u2019s old textile quarter, many well-preserved houses open their doors \u2013 giving a nostalgic look into days gone by. It\u2019s a popular time to visit Kyoto, but we can reserve seats for the main parade. So? All you have to do is sit back, relax, and try the myriad street food. It is a holiday, after all.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Fireworks festivals \u2013 nationwide<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29606\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843.jpg\" alt=\"Summer fireworks at Kinosaki Onsen\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-564x320.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-1536x872.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-1200x681.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-900x511.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-720x409.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-1440x817.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-390x221.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-780x443.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/summer-fireworks-kinosaki-onsen_27034272996_o-2-e1610024324843-510x289.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer fireworks at Kinosaki Onsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it comes to fireworks festivals, they don\u2019t do things by halves in Japan \u2013 so it would seem a shame to pick just one. If you\u2019re lucky enough to visit Tokyo during summer, find space in your itinerary to see 20,000 fireworks hit the skies over the Sumida River. Not in the capital? A few days later there\u2019s another firework festival with fewer visitors in Lake Kawaguchiko. With Mount Fuji as a magical backdrop, your dates may well be a blessing in disguise.<\/p>\n<p>On Miyajima island\u00a0thousands of fireworks are launched from boats near the famous <em>torii<\/em> gate of the Itsukushima Shrine, and on the northernmost island of Hokkaido, nightly fireworks light up the lake over the pretty Lake Toya. Told you it was hard to pick one.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photograph in Miyajima:\u00a0\u00a9Takeshi Iwasaki<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>4. Tenjin Matsuri, Osaka \u2013 July<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701.jpg 800w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-720x407.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-780x441.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-510x288.jpg 510w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/m_105526-e1610024389701-564x319.jpg 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Osaka is one of Japan\u2019s livelier cities, known for its fun (and food) loving attitude. While other cities let their hair down during festival season, Osaka needs no excuse to have a party \u2013 although it certainly celebrates a little more fervently at the Tenjin Matsuri. Fancy parades carry gilded palanquins, wooden boats take to the Dotonburi river and fireworks illuminate the sky above the city.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Aomori Nebuta Festival \u2013 August<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3849 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756.jpg\" alt=\"Nebuta Festival\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-1200x681.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-720x409.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-1440x817.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-390x221.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-780x443.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-900x511.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-564x320.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-1536x872.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/nebuta_float2-e1610024429756-510x289.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Aomori may be a small seaside city, but there\u2019s nothing small about this festival. As night falls, enormous lanterns depicting garish scenes from myths and legends process down unassuming roads. On the final day, the floats sit pretty on the water beneath a fireworks display.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Awa Odori Dances \u2013 August<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810.jpg 960w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-564x325.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-900x519.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-720x416.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-390x225.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-780x450.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Aw-odori-1-e1610024475810-510x294.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>During the three-day Awa Odori dances, the streets of sleepy Tokushima wake up with the thrumming of live music and countless processions of dancers in colourful costumes. 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