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Photo by Tsuyoshi Iwamoto / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Naze, Amami City
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Amami Matsuri (Hachigatsu Odori)
奄美まつり（八月踊り）
Kagoshima · Kyushu
Amami Oshima's largest summer festival — four days of parades, boat-rowing races, sumo, and a fireworks show, culminating in mass Hachigatsu Odori circle-dance performances through Naze's streets.
- Dates
- July 29 – August 1Dates follow the event's usual annual pattern — confirm with the organizer before you travel.
- Start time
- 20:00
- Location
- Kagoshima · Kyushu
- Nearest station
- No railway on Amami Ōshima — bus ~60 min from Amami Airport
- Crowd level
- Regional attendance
- Entry
- Free entry
- Official site
Happens every year
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