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Jul 3, 2023

Summer 2023 festivals on in your region?

Does your region have a revival of festivals from pre-pandemic times? Are they scaled back or full on?

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TonetoEdo

TonetoEdo

Living between the Tone and Edo Rivers in Higashi Katsushika area of Chiba Prefecture.

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  • genkidesu

    genkidesu

    on Jul 4

    Everything here seems back to normal, I feel like once borders reopened back in October the whole events calendar started to slowly open up again. I haven't noticed any reduction in scale of them, either – at least on paper. Some of the biggest ones out here are in August, so we will see!

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  • BigfamJapan

    BigfamJapan

    on Jul 5

    Yes! Most of them are back, but there are still a few that are cancelled. Among them, the biggest surprise is the Kawagoe Fireworks. They were actually on last year, but they have cancelled them this year. Higashimatsuyama are also not having their fireworks again this year. But, at a guess, 93% of summer festivals / fireworks are back! And those that are on, are on as "normal", i.e. pre pandemic style with no restrictions, even going late into the night.

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  • TonetoEdo

    TonetoEdo

    on Jul 6

    @Saitama Ah, fireworks! I'm on the Chiba side of the Edo River, so I'm hoping to go to Teganuma Fireworks on August 5th. It's the first time in four years it will be held.

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  • Eli

    Eli

    on Jul 17

    The awaodori festival that places in July is back. It seems it will be full on.

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  • JTsu

    JTsu

    on Jul 18

    The Minato Matsuri port festival in Shiogama was back on last weekend and was slightly less popular than previous years and the dancing seemed abbreviated, but it was very enjoyable. Next month, Sendai's Tanabata festival will be held and likely will have similar numbers to pre-pandemic times.

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  • genkidesu

    genkidesu

    on Jul 19

    @JTsu I was in Sendai for the 2019 tanabata festival and it was awesome! I'm glad to hear it seems like it will be back to the pre-pandemic atmosphere this year.

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  • BigfamJapan

    BigfamJapan

    on Aug 8

    @TonetoEdo did you get to go?

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  • TonetoEdo

    TonetoEdo

    on Aug 8

    @Saitama No, I missed Teganuma Hanabi Taikai. I'll try for the Sekiyado Hanabi Taikai on August 26th. Like Teganuma, it's the first time in four years.

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  • JapanRamen

    JapanRamen

    on Jan 15

    When I lived in Gifu, I went to the gifu tejikara fire festival. Watching fireworks rain on essentially naked men carrying the fireworks was quite something. I also got a lot of gunpowder smoke on my face by the time I got home, haha!

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