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Wakaho Fure-Ai Odori Festival
Wakaho is a district within Nagano city, a bit farther from the central area. In Wakaho there is Yushima Tenman-gu Shrine, nicknamed Yushima Tenjin. This shrine is not to be mistaken with the one in T...Toyono Yoishoko Festival
The Toyono Yoishoko Festival (豊野ヨイショコまつり) is divided into two parts. The first part, during the day, is where they carry mikoshi, which are portable Shinto shrines used to carry deities from one place...Binzuru-Ichi Market
The Zenko-ji Binzuru-ichi Market (善光寺びんずる市) is held every month from April to November every second Saturday at Zenko-ji Temple. This started in 2013 when the 300th year of the Binzuru statue was cele...Iizuna Fire Festival
The Iizuna Fire Festival (飯綱火まつり) is dedicated to the Shugendo practice of going up the mountain for training. Shugendo was a religion that was widely practiced from the 7th century up to the early 17...Zenkoji Temple Summer Ennichi
Summer in Japan is synonymous with heat, humidity, and more enticingly, festivals! While ‘matsuri’ (festivals) take place throughout the year and for countless (often obscure) reasons summer is the s...Rokaku-Lake Fireworks and Lantern Float Festival
The Rokaku-lake Fireworks and Lantern Float Festival (ろうかく湖灯籠流しと花火大会) is held in Shinshu Shinmachi, a town in the suburban area of Nagano-city.The festival has been celebrated every year on August 1...Shiga Kogen ‘Daija’ Festival
Taking place in the third week of August, the ‘Daija Festival’ takes place in Shiga Kogen. Legend tells that a giant serpent resides within the waters of Onuma Pond and that during the Warring States...Yamanouchi’s Firework Festival
Fireworks festivals are held all over Japan and the town of Yamanouchi, also known sometimes as the Snow Monkey Town, is no exception and has its own fireworks festival held every year on the second S...Nagano Daidogei Street Performance Festival
The Daidogei Street Performance Festival (ながの大道芸フェスティバル) is held on the Chuo Street beginning near the station and going all the way up to the Zenko-ji Temple and the Gondo Arcade Street, which is adj...
