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Light of Hope

Light of Hope

Early Jul

Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also have..

Saitama 2 Free
Water Lily Exhibition

Water Lily Exhibition

Jun 14th - Jul 3rd

Shiga's Mizunomori Water Botanical Garden is home to over 150 types of water lilies, and they typically begin to bloom in early..

Shiga 2 ¥300
Tanabata and Light-up at Kodai-ji

Tanabata and Light-up at Kodai-ji

Jul 2nd - Jul 3rd

Colorful display of decorated bamboo branches in the carpark of Kodai-ji in Kyoto to celebrate the festival of Tanabata. The handmade..

Kyoto 5 Free
Doronko Matsuri Mud Festival

Doronko Matsuri Mud Festival

Early Jul

Shirokawa's Doronko Mud Festival in early summer has it all – bulls, devils, wrestling, pulsing drums and dancing virgins ..

Ehime 5 Free
Hydrangea Season at Mimuroto-ji Temple

Hydrangea Season at Mimuroto-ji Temple

Early Jun - Early Jul

Each year during Japan's rainy season, Kyoto's Mimuroto-ji Temple opens their hydrangea garden, which is filled with around..

Kyoto 1 ¥500
Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park

Iris Festival at Nagai Ayame Park

Mid Jun - Early Jul

Each year from around mid-June to the first week of July, Yamagata's Nagai Ayame Park is filled with the color of around a million..

Yamagata 2 ¥500
Senshu Beach Lantern Festival

Senshu Beach Lantern Festival

Early Jul

Lanterns have long been used in various cultures as a way of warding off evil spirits, for providing light, and for making wishes..

Osaka Free
Abare Matsuri

Abare Matsuri

Jul 8th - Jul 9th

Abare Matsuri, or Rampage Festival, is an annual event in the town of Noto, Ishikawa. One of Japan’s most violent and fiery fe..

Ishikawa 2 Free

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