Japan’s Festivals: A Matsuri Map

Photo courtesy of the Sapporo Tourism and Cultural Affairs Bureau.

Photo courtesy of the Aomori Prefectural Government.

Photo courtesy of the Sendai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Photo courtesy of the Oga City Commerce and Tourism Division.

Photo courtesy of the Etchū Yatsuo Tourism Association.

Photo Courtesy of Naritasan Shinshōji Temple.

Photograph by Kodera Kei.

Photo courtesy of the Suwa Tourism Association.

Photo courtesy of Ise Jingū.

Photo courtesy of Ise Jingū.

Shrine maidens perform the “Yaotome no Tamai” rice-planting dances. (Photo courtesy of Sumiyoshi Taisha)

A view of the Yamahoko parade. (Photo courtesy of the Kyoto City Tourism Association)

Fireworks light up the sky at the Tenjin Matsuri. (Photo courtesy of Osaka Tenmangū)

Photo courtesy of the Kyoto Culture and Citizens Affairs Bureau.

Photo courtesy of the Kōchi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Photo courtesy of the Tokushima City Tourism Association.

Photo courtesy of the Okayama Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Photo courtesy of Shimonoseki City.

Photo courtesy of Fukuoka City.

Photo courtesy of the Office of Conservation Society of Naha Giant Tug of War.