Festivals in August

The Otemoyan mass dance celebrates Kumamoto's local culture during this summer festival.

Masked Hyottoko dancers perform playful steps through the streets of Hyuga.

Dance groups and local folk performances, including stacked lion dances, celebrate summer in Imabari.

Riverside ceremonies and celebrations honor the river and the history of flood control in Ishinomaki.

Joint fireworks display between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu over the Kanmon Strait.

Yagibushi dancers gather around lantern-lit towers to the rhythm of festival music.

Folk performances, including Onikenbai dances, bring summer celebrations to Kitakami.

Spectacular ocean fireworks in Kumano with 300 years of history.

Mitsuboshi dancing, stage performances and fireworks bring summer festivities to Kurayoshi.

Massive fireworks display over Lake Suwa with approximately 40,000 shots.

Southern Kagoshima's seaside fireworks festival.

Fireworks over Lake Shinji illuminate the water and Matsue's summer sky.

Yassa dance processions fill Mihara with the sounds of shamisen and drums.

Fireworks launched from barges light up the waterfront at Mitsuhama.

Fireworks over the sea at Miyajima Island with Itsukushima Shrine as a backdrop.

Floating lanterns and fireworks on Miyazu Bay in Kyoto Prefecture.

Ten thousand candle ceremony at Mount Koya's sacred Okunoin cemetery.