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Event Attractions In Saitama Prefecture

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Saitama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large number of residents commute each day.
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  • 6. Kawagoe Matsuri Kawagoe
    The Kawagoe Festival, officially named the Kawagoe Hikawa Festival is a traditional Japanese festival held annually on the third weekend of October in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. It is Kawagoe's biggest event and the festival has more than a 360-year history. It attracts around one million tourists during the two days. The grand pageant of the festival takes place in the castle town of Kawagoe including in the old storehouse zone called Kurazukuri Zone. In 2005, the festival was designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property under the title of Kawagoe Hikawa Festival Float Event, and in 2016, the festival was put on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list as one of the Yama, Hoko, Yatai, Float Festivals in Japan.
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  • 14. Sayama Iruma River Tanabata Matsuri Sayama
    Sayama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2016, the city had an estimated population of 152,235, and a population density of 3110 persons per km². Its total area is 48.99 square kilometres .
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  • 15. Kumagaya Fireworks Kumagaya
    Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival is a yearly festival that occurs in Saitama Prefecture Kumagaya city. The festival is held for five days from July 19th to 23rd annually. This festival is called Uchiwa and , because Uchiwa, the traditional Japanese fans, were distributed to people during the festival in the Meiji era.There is total of 12 dashi; children and adults march through the streets by pulling a long and thick rope attached to dashi. Traffic is controlled during the festival. A 30-centimeter hand gong makes a big sound with musical accompaniment. Each district has dashi and competes for musical accompaniment by putting their dashi next to each other. Kids and adults play ohayashi, Japanese drumming on the mikoshi. They practice playing instruments every summer, about two months ahead of the...
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