The blog — Festivals japonais

The Japanese summer is the season of festivals, and the June Lantern Festival (rokugatsudô) is unique in that it is specific to Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. If you think it's a bit late to mention it, don't worry: we're talking about the lunar month of June, which corresponds to our current month of July, which is why this festival takes place every year on July 15th and 16th. Celebrated in 5 shrines in the city of Kagoshima, the most famous is that of the Terukuni shrine, one of those rare shrines dedicated to mortals deified after their...