Natsumatsuri (Summer festival): As summer arrives, festivals are held at local shrines. Young men and women wearing headbands and HAPPI coats carry MIKOSHI on their shoulders, shouting “Wasshoi! Wasshoi!”

Bon Festival: The Bon Festival is one of the biggest traditional events to pray for the calmness of our ancestors’ souls. It is the time for family members and relatives to get together. People dress up in yukata, summer kimono, and go to the park or shrine in neighborhood for the Bon dance that is held throughout Japan during this season.