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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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   CON-CAN Movie Festival: Film festival: Tokyo: Hiroshima International Animation Festival: Film festival: Hiroshima: Image Forum Festival: Film festival: Tokyo: Mainichi Film Awards: Film festival: Tokyo: Okinawa International Movie Festival: Film festival: Ginowan & Naha, Okinawa Island: Tokyo Filmex: Film festival: Tokyo: Tokyo International ...

4. Festivals in Tokyo - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Category:Festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Get shortened URL; ... Pages in category "Festivals in Japan" The following 114 pages are in this category, out of ...

6. 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 ...

7. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Japan

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   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 ...

8. Category:Lists of festivals in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Get shortened URL; Download QR code; Print/export ... Japanese festivals; A. List of festivals in Aomori Prefecture; K.

9. National Cultural Festival - Wikipedia

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   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.