MATSURI

Who will watch fireworks with me? o////o

Matsuri (祭^?) is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday, usually sponsored by a local shrine.

There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer/early autumn.

One can always find in the vicinity of a matsuri booths selling souvenirs and food such as takoyaki, and games, such as Goldfish scooping, Karaoke contests, sumo matches ans other forks of entertainment.  If the festival is next to a lake, renting a boat is also an attraction.