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Morioka Fall Festival

One of Iwate's most enduring celebrations, this autumn festival originated as prayers for harvest, now featuring ornate floats and traditional parades.

14–16 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMorioka · Iwate

Shrine

Inage Shrine

An old shrine in central Kawasaki with a sacred ginkgo thought to be 1,000 years old, dedicated to victory and harmony and home to the Kawasaki Sanno Festival.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

Festival

Kuji Autumn Festival

This festival in Kuji, a coastal city in northern Iwate, over 650 years old, gives thanks for the harvest and prays for protection and good fortune.

17–20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKuji · Iwate

Shrine

Takataki Shrine

A shrine in Ichihara for safe childbirth, known for its bottomless bag, worn around the belly by expectant mothers together with a safe-delivery charm.

Ichihara · Chiba

Festival

Okuma Kabuto Festival

Nanao's festival honors samurai heritage with a parade of locals in full armor and helmets, accompanied by traditional music and dance performances.

20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNanao · Ishikawa

Shrine

Kumano Shrine (Kawagoe)

Founded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.

Kawagoe · Saitama

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Kushida Shrine

The chief guardian shrine of Hakata in Fukuoka, founded in 757 according to shrine tradition, to which the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is dedicated each July.

Fukuoka

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Itsukushima Shrine

The floating shrine of Miyajima, built out over a tidal cove, with its great vermilion torii standing in the sea off the sacred island.

Hatsukaichi · Hiroshima

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Kumano Nachi Taisha

One of the three grand shrines of Kumano, beside the 133-metre Nachi Falls, and home of the Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow on Japan's football crest.

Wakayama

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Mankusen Shrine

Mankusen Shrine in Izumo is said to be the last stop for the gods of Japan before they return home.

Izumo · Shimane

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Uto Shrine

Guardian shrine of Aomori dedicated to the Three Goddesses of Munakata, with a sacred spring and historic remains including haiku stones by Matsuo Basho.

Aomori

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Sada Shrine

Shrine near Matsue with three halls side by side, where the gods gather each November to remember Izanami, and home of the UNESCO-listed Sada Shinno dance.

Matsue · Shimane

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Tsuma Shrine

Shinto shrine in Saito dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, the second-ranked shrine of old Hyuga Province, with a camphor tree that is a Natural Monument.

Saito · Miyazaki

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Utasu Jinja Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kanazawa's Higashiyama district, founded in 718 and known as Bishamon-san, where the Maeda lords of Kaga once came to pray.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

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Kasuga-taisha

The head shrine of about 3,000 Kasuga shrines, founded in 768 at the foot of sacred Mount Mikasa in Nara, known for its 3,000 lanterns and vermilion halls.

Nara

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Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.

Toyohashi · Aichi

Shrine

Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Three shrines on one precinct, once the provincial shrine of Suruga, with brightly lacquered buildings rebuilt by the Tokugawa shogunate from 1804.

Shizuoka

Shrine

Taga-taisha

Shrine to Izanagi and Izanami, the creator couple of Japanese myth, prayed to for long life, with a garden said to come from a gift by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Taga · Shiga

Festival

Morioka Fall Festival

One of Iwate's most enduring celebrations, this autumn festival originated as prayers for harvest, now featuring ornate floats and traditional parades.

14–16 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMorioka · Iwate

Shrine

Inage Shrine

An old shrine in central Kawasaki with a sacred ginkgo thought to be 1,000 years old, dedicated to victory and harmony and home to the Kawasaki Sanno Festival.

Kawasaki · Kanagawa

Festival

Kuji Autumn Festival

This festival in Kuji, a coastal city in northern Iwate, over 650 years old, gives thanks for the harvest and prays for protection and good fortune.

17–20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKuji · Iwate

Shrine

Takataki Shrine

A shrine in Ichihara for safe childbirth, known for its bottomless bag, worn around the belly by expectant mothers together with a safe-delivery charm.

Ichihara · Chiba

Festival

Okuma Kabuto Festival

Nanao's festival honors samurai heritage with a parade of locals in full armor and helmets, accompanied by traditional music and dance performances.

20 Sep 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNanao · Ishikawa

Shrine

Kumano Shrine (Kawagoe)

Founded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.

Kawagoe · Saitama

Shrine

Kushida Shrine

The chief guardian shrine of Hakata in Fukuoka, founded in 757 according to shrine tradition, to which the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival is dedicated each July.

Fukuoka

Shrine

Itsukushima Shrine

The floating shrine of Miyajima, built out over a tidal cove, with its great vermilion torii standing in the sea off the sacred island.

Hatsukaichi · Hiroshima

Shrine

Kumano Nachi Taisha

One of the three grand shrines of Kumano, beside the 133-metre Nachi Falls, and home of the Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow on Japan's football crest.

Wakayama

Shrine

Mankusen Shrine

Mankusen Shrine in Izumo is said to be the last stop for the gods of Japan before they return home.

Izumo · Shimane

Shrine

Uto Shrine

Guardian shrine of Aomori dedicated to the Three Goddesses of Munakata, with a sacred spring and historic remains including haiku stones by Matsuo Basho.

Aomori

Shrine

Sada Shrine

Shrine near Matsue with three halls side by side, where the gods gather each November to remember Izanami, and home of the UNESCO-listed Sada Shinno dance.

Matsue · Shimane

Shrine

Tsuma Shrine

Shinto shrine in Saito dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, the second-ranked shrine of old Hyuga Province, with a camphor tree that is a Natural Monument.

Saito · Miyazaki

Shrine

Utasu Jinja Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kanazawa's Higashiyama district, founded in 718 and known as Bishamon-san, where the Maeda lords of Kaga once came to pray.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Kasuga-taisha

The head shrine of about 3,000 Kasuga shrines, founded in 768 at the foot of sacred Mount Mikasa in Nara, known for its 3,000 lanterns and vermilion halls.

Nara

Shrine

Yoshida Shrine

Yoshida Shrine in Toyohashi, Aichi, dates to 1124, stood within Yoshida Castle under its lords, and is known as the birthplace of tezutsu hand-held fireworks.

Toyohashi · Aichi

Shrine

Shizuoka Sengen Shrine

Three shrines on one precinct, once the provincial shrine of Suruga, with brightly lacquered buildings rebuilt by the Tokugawa shogunate from 1804.

Shizuoka

Shrine

Taga-taisha

Shrine to Izanagi and Izanami, the creator couple of Japanese myth, prayed to for long life, with a garden said to come from a gift by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Taga · Shiga

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