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  2. Cultural festival (Japan) - Wikipedia

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    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] People who want to enter the school themselves or who are interested in the school may come to ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Sports day - Wikipedia

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    Undokai (2005) Sports day, called undōkai (運動会) in Japanese, is usually held on a Saturday or Sunday in Japanese schools.During weeks preceding the sports day, students practice their events which they would like to show their parents and friends, within their class of physical education, which often includes tamaire, performances by the school band and presentations by various school ...

  5. List of festivals in Aomori Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    Aomori Prefecture boasts a variety of festivals year-round. It is known widely for the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri, one of the Three Great Festivals of Tōhoku []. [1] During late April hanami festivals are held across the prefecture, with the most prominent of the festivals being located on the grounds of Hirosaki Castle.

  6. List of festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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    This is an incomplete list of festivals in Japan. Traditional festivals. Film festivals. Festival name Type City/venue ... Summer Sonic Festival: Rock festival: Tokyo ...

  7. Japan's best high school marching band readies for Rose ...

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    The group is considered Japan's best and most innovative high school marching band. Until just several years ago — when the school began to admit boys — the band was made up entirely of girls.

  8. Festivals in Nagoya - Wikipedia

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    This is the biggest festival of the 70 festivals held at the shrine, and one of the calendar's most auspicious events. In the shrine's main sanctuary, religious rites are performed by the high priests while, within the greater compound, portable shrines ( mikoshi ) are carried, a martial arts contest is conducted, and performances by street ...

  9. Festivals in Tokyo - Wikipedia

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    Summer (between June and August) Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival: Sumida River: Summer (last Saturday in July) Tokyo Bay Fireworks: Tokyo Bay: Summer (August) Jingu Fireworks: Summer (August) Fukagawa Matsuri: Kōtō (Tomioka Hachiman Shrine) It is one of the three major Shinto festivals in Tokyo. Summer (between June and August) Kōenji Awa ...