Tag: matsuri

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  Matsuri (祭り): What Japan's Festivals Are Really About

  By K. Yama ·

  15 Jun, 2026

  A matsuri looks like a street party with food stalls and fireworks. At its root it is a Shinto rite — a portable shrine carrying a god through the streets.

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