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Tenjin Matsuri

Osaka's great summer festival, with a land procession, a hundred lit boats on the Okawa River and fireworks overhead on the second night.

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When
July 24 and 25
Where
Osaka
Our full guide to Tenjin Matsuri is being written. It's on the Kansai list as If You're Nearby among festivals, events and seasons.

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