page_title: Japanese festivals
section_title: List of famous matsuri
hierarchical_section_title: Japanese festivals / Local festivals (matsuri) / List of famous matsuri
caption_attribution_description: Nebuta at Ohminato Town, 2003 August
context_page_description: Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals centuries ago, but have undergone great changes as they mixed with local customs.
  Some are so different that they do not even remotely resemble the original festival despite sharing the same name and date. There are also various local festivals that are mostly unknown outside a given prefecture.
  Unlike most people in East Asia, Japanese people generally do not celebrate Lunar New Year; although many Chinese residents in Japan, as well as some shrines and temples for religious purposes, still celebrate Lunar New Year in parallel with the Western New Year. In Yokohama Chinatown, Japan's biggest Chinatown, tourists from all over Japan come to enjoy the festival. Similar for Nagasaki's Lantern Festival that is based in Nagasaki Chinatown.
caption: Nebuta Festival In Aomori
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