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The Nagoya castle festival takes place in early August and the whole castle area bears a semblance of a carnival. People line up the streets and sell all kinds traditional toys, souvenirs and other edible stuff like fish, chicken and ice cream. To top it all you have all kinds of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks that give you the opportunity to drown into the festive spirits. There is a lot for the cultural buffs as professionals perform along with a rock concert that attracts both local and national talents. This top draw of the Nagoya Castle Summer Festival is of course the bon dance which attracts a lot of participants who twist and turn in a single file or go round and round to the drumbeats and the wail of flutes. During the castle summer festival the donjon is also kept open in the night and it doubles up as a museum showcasing artifacts from the Edo period. The castle wears a very romantic look as the bon fire is lit and it takes you to a different era altogether. The Nagoya castle festival is one among the many festivals that are associated with the castle, which transports you into the seventeenth century, as there are a large number of mansions, and warehouses a reminiscent to the times in which they have been built. The castle is located in the center of Nagoya and is famous for its golden dolphins that are there on the roof of the castle tower. It is worth mentioning that the beauty of the castle and its surroundings are multiplied manifold because of the castle festival that takes place during summer. So if you are in Japan during the Nagoya Castle Summer festival, make sure that it is included on your itinerary.
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