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The significance of festivals and cultural shows in Japanese cities and villages
is magnified and superimposed as they celebrate at least one festival per year.
The festivals in Japan are also known as Matsuri.
This masturi fall is categorized into 2 groups like, smaller matsuri are observed
in rural areas, and are mostly celebrated in spring or autumn and are based
on the rice-harvesting cycle. The 2nd is the extravagant matsuri observed in
large towns and cities, mostly in summer with a lot of glamorous activities.
This division has become more glaring in the post war years as the big matsuri
'events' attract TV cameras and tourists from around the country and the world.
Fukuoka, one of the oldest cities in Japan, is known to cradle many festivals
that are celebrated and observed throughout the year. Few of the fests in Fukuoka
which are mostly having a nightly origination render a highly colorful appearance
to tourists and consist of colorful floats of giants, decorative paper lanterns
etc. The glorious and colorful processions and shows make it all the more attractive
for tourists and travelers to visit the city and enjoy the colorful festivities
of the land and its festivals. In Fukuoka the most famous are Hakata Dontaku
and Hakata Gion Yamakasa.
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