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  2. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese festivals, or matsuri (Japanese: 祭り), are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.The origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings to the kami", and ...

  3. List of festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of festivals in Japan. Traditional festivals Film festivals ... Yamaha Popular Song Contest: Pop festival: Kakegawa: 1969-1986: Music ...

  4. Festivals in Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo holds many festivals (matsuri) throughout the year. Major Shinto shrine festivals include the Sanno Festival at Hie Shrine, and the Sanja Festival at Asakusa Shrine. The Kanda Matsuri in Tokyo is held every two years in May. The festival features a parade with elaborately decorated floats and thousands of people.

  5. Tanabata - Wikipedia

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    Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the Seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. [1] [a] [b] It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively).

  6. Category:Festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Festivals in Japan" This category contains only the following file. Pakistan festival in Ueno, Tokyo.JPG 1,936 × 1,296; 633 KB

  7. Awa Dance Festival - Wikipedia

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    It is the second largest Awa Dance Festival in Japan, with an average of 188 groups composed of 12,000 dancers, attracting 1.2 million visitors. [ 11 ] The Japanese production company Tokyo Story produced a version of Awa Odori in 2015 in Paris by bringing dancers from Japan in order to promote Awa Odori and the Japanese "matsuri" culture abroad.

  8. Sanja Matsuri - Wikipedia

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    Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, literally "Three Shrine Festival"), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three largest Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest in Japan. [ 2 ] The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who established and founded the Sensō ...

  9. Category:Lists of festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    List of festivals in Japan * Japanese festivals; A. List of festivals in Aomori Prefecture; K. List of festivals and events in Kamakura; N. Festivals in Nagoya; O.

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