There are many festivals more than 20 in Shimane in July and August.
We will introduce them in July this week.
How many festivals of Shimane have you joined before?
How many festival will you join this year?
Let’s enjoy the summer festival!!

July 19 ? August 31
1) Summer events for children at Vogel Park in Matsue
http://www.vogel.jp/English/index2.html

July 20
2) Kisuki Summer Festival in Unnan.
2,000 fireworks will launch from 20:00～and many stalls will open up.
http://unnan-kankou-navi.com/unnan_navi/tanoshimu/event7-9.htm

July 20, 27
3) Gion Festival (Sagi Mai Shinji, Heron Dance Rituals) at Yasaka shrine and the other places in Tsuwano.
http://www.tsuwano.ne.jp/kanko/modules/pico/index.php/content0060.html
July 21
4) Hirose Gion Festival in Yasugi
http://www.yasugi-kankou.com
July 24, 25
5) Summer Festival in Shirakata in Matsue Tenman-Gu
Parade carrying of 5 or 6 miniature shrines

July 25
6) Mori Summer Festival in Yasugi from 16:00 ? 22:00 *fireworks: 20:30 ? 21:00.
http://www.yasugi-kankou.com/cal_detail.php?view=5163&id=352

July 26
7) Hikawa Dandan Yosakoi Festival in Hikawa-cho.
The venues for the festival:

1. You Me Town in Hikawa (Stage) 13:00～
2. Shobara Green Town Shopping Street (Parade) 13:00～
3. Izumo Irisu-no-Oka (Stage) 16:00～

8) Hirata Festival in Izumo
Tanabata Decorating Boats Parade
http://issiki-kazari.com/
July 27
9) 　Shinji Gion Fireworks Festival in Matsue.
http://www.kankou-matsue.jp/
10) 　Taki Kirara Fireworks Festival in Izumo.
Events, Iwami Kagura, Lot drawing, viewing sun set on the coast line.