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Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and 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 ...
A school festival at a high school in Kagoshima. Cultural festivals (文化祭, Bunkasai) in Japan are annual open day events held by most schools, from nursery schools to universities at which their students display their artistic achievements. [1]
Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan 2016 01059: Thirty-three float festivals around Japan held annually to pray to the gods for peace and protection from natural ...
Genre-specific festivals: Performances, exhibitions, and other events are presented (with a focus on groups nominated by prefectural governments) in genres such as folk, orchestral and choral music, brass-band music, drama, literature, arts, dance, traditional Japanese music and every-day culture. Cooperative festivals: those complying with the ...
Cultural festivals in Japan (5 C, 8 P) Dance festivals in Japan (4 P) Fairs in Japan (3 C, 3 P) Film festivals in Japan (4 C, 13 P) Garden festivals in Japan (2 C, 1 P)
This is an incomplete list of festivals in Japan. Traditional festivals. Film festivals Festival name Type City/venue Years Notes ...
The ensuing outrage turned against Japanese cultural events including summer festivals and anime conventions across the nation. Traditional Japanese summer festivals, known as matsuris, have been ...
This festival commemorates Fujiwara Hidesato's prayer for victory before suppressing Taira no Masakado's revolt. The festival dates to Hidesato's offering of his bow and arrow to the shrine after his victory in battle. During the modern festival, there is a dedication of a kachiya (victory arrow) and a traditional warrior parade. May 5 Kanda ...