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Tottori Shan Shan Matsuri
鳥取しゃんしゃん祭
Tottori · Chugoku
The 62nd running of Tottori City's signature summer festival: an eve festival followed by the massed umbrella-dance parade, when thousands of dancers wielding jingling, sun-motif shan-shan umbrellas fill the central shopping streets near JR Tottori Station — a Guinness-recognized record for largest umbrella dance.
- Dates
- August 13–14, 2027
- Location
- Tottori · Chugoku
- Nearest station
- Tottori Station
- Crowd level
- Local attendance
- Entry
- Free entry
- Official site
- tottori-shanshan.jp
Happens every year
Best viewing tips
Free to watch from the street; dance starts around 18:00, exact time TBD as of research.
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