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Okura Dam Koinobori Display
Okura, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
Koinobori fly above Japan's only double-arch concrete dam, creating a dramatic scene with the spray from water discharge.
Zama Giant Kite Festival
Zama, Kanagawa
A traditional Children's Day event with over 200 years of history. 100 people pull a giant kite measuring about 13m square (100 tatami mats) into the sky.
Asanogawa Koi-nagashi
Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
A rare event where koinobori are floated inside the Asano River near Kanazawa's Higashi Chaya district, reminiscent of yuzen dyeing washes.
Sagami Giant Kite Festival
Shin-Isono, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
A 200-year-old tradition in Sagamihara. The eight-ken kite at Shindo venue measures 14.5m square and weighs about 950kg—the largest kite flown annually in Japan.
Mizunami Citizens' Park Koinobori Festival
Togari, Akiyo-cho, Mizunami, Gifu
Over 100 koinobori fly against the blue sky, with stage events and workshops. Museums are free during Golden Week.
Ikazaki Giant Kite Battle
Ikazaki, Uchiko, Kita District, Ehime
A 400+ year Ehime tradition for Children's Day. About 500 giant kites battle in the sky above the Oda River, designated as a prefectural Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
Japan Fairy Tale Festival Jumbo Koinobori
Kusu, Kusu District, Oita
A Children's Day festival since 1950 in Kusu Town, birthplace of Takehiko Kurushima ('Japan's Andersen'). Features a 55m blue koinobori and a 60m walk-through koinobori.
Kohokudai Koinobori Festival
Kohokudai, Abiko, Chiba
One of Kohokudai's three major festivals. Koinobori display, taiko drums, yosakoi dance, and children's mikoshi in a 5.2-hectare park.
Keihanna Memorial Park Tango no Sekku
Seikadai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto
Free kashiwa-mochi for first 100 children. Origami koinobori making workshop available.
Miyajidake Shrine Iris Festival
Guji-Motomachi, Fukutsu, Fukuoka
100 varieties and 100,000 Edo irises bloom at a shrine famous for its "Path of Light."
Yokosuka Shobuen Iris Festival
Yokosuka, Kanagawa
One of Kanto's largest iris gardens with 412 varieties and 140,000 iris plants.
Katsushika Iris Festival
Katsushika, Tokyo
One of Tokyo's largest iris festivals, held at Horikiri Shobuen and Mizumoto Park, carrying on Edo-period traditions.
Yamashiro Onsen Shobu-yu (Iris Bath) Festival
Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa
A traditional iris bath festival at Yamashiro Onsen in the Kaga hot spring district. Young men carry a 350kg portable shrine filled with iris plants through the hot spring town.