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Early May every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Shizuoka
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Kumamoto
Toyama
May 19–21 every year
Fukui
Early April every year (tentative)
Gumma
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Gifu
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Yamagata
May 2–4 every year
Yamaguchi
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
Third Sunday of May every year and the day before
Miyagi
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Early August every year (tentative)
Okinawa
Every year from August 12 to 15
Tokushima
The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year
Aichi
April 19 and 20 every year
Ishikawa
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Hokkaido
Every year from June 7 to 17
Every year from early July to October
July 1 - 5 every year
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
Chiba
Every year from July 20 to 22
Saitama
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Friday - Sunday, including the fourth weekend in July every year
July 22, 23 and 24
Ehime
Weekend immediately after Marine Day every year
Saga
Every year from August 1 to 4
Iwate
Every year from August 5 to 7
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Ibaraki
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
The third Sunday of October every year, and the day before.
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Shiga
Every year on October 14/15
Hyogo
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Kagawa
Every year from October 16 to 18
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Miyazaki
November 22-24 each year.
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