Event of the Month Sentoro “1000 Lanterns” Festival Aug 29-30, Emukae At 25 meters tall, Emukae boasts Japan’s tallest lantern tower, which consists of 10,000 individual lanterns. There is also a secondary festival where children carry portable shrines to honor Jizou, the god of children, and are subsequently drenched with water; the aptly named mizukakejizou festival.
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