Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Fireworks light up the night sky on July 25, 2025, during the annual Tenjin festival in the western Japan city of Osaka.

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Fireworks light up the night sky on July 25, 2025, during the annual Tenjin festival in the western Japan city of Osaka.

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Fireworks light up the night sky on July 25, 2025, during the "Funatogyo" boat procession, the highlight of the annual Tenjin festival, with about 100 boats cruising the Okawa River in the western Japan city of Osaka.

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Fireworks light up the night sky on July 25, 2025, during the "Funatogyo" boat procession, the highlight of the annual Tenjin festival, with about 100 boats cruising the Okawa River in the western Japan city of Osaka.

[Breaking News]Tenjin festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, July 24 Kyodo - Children take part in the "hokonagashi" spear-floating ritual of the annual Tenjin festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Children take part in the "hokonagashi" spear-floating ritual of the annual Tenjin festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2025.

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Children take part in the "hokonagashi" spear-floating ritual of the annual Tenjin festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2025.

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Tenjin festival in Osaka

Children take part in the "hokonagashi" spear-floating ritual of the annual Tenjin festival in Osaka, western Japan, on July 24, 2025.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Ueno Tenjin Festival

IGA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 15, 2024 - The scene of the "Ueno Tenjin Festival" in Ueno Higashimachi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, October 20, 2024. Local people held traditional sacrificial activities such as float tour and ghost procession.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

The Hiragishi Tenjin troupe performs on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The troupe won the top prize at the event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.(Kyodo)

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

The Hiragishi Tenjin troupe performs on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The troupe won the top prize at the event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

Yosakoi Soran dance festival in Sapporo

The Hiragishi Tenjin troupe performs on June 9, 2024, the final day of the Yosakoi Soran Festival, a five-day competitive folk dance event in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The troupe won the top prize at the event in which around 255 teams and 25,000 people from home and abroad participated.

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Boats sail along a river in the western Japan city of Osaka during the Tenjin Festival on July 25, 2023, with fireworks lighting up the night sky.

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Boats sail along a river in the western Japan city of Osaka during the Tenjin Festival on July 25, 2023, with fireworks lighting up the night sky.

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Boats sail along a river in the western Japan city of Osaka during Tenjin Festival on July 25, 2023, with fireworks lighting up the night sky.

Fireworks at Tenjin festival in Osaka

Fireworks at Tenjin festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks decorate the night sky in Osaka, western Japan, during the "Funatogyo" boat procession with about 100 boats cruising on July 25, 2014, which is the main event of the Tenjin summer festival.

Fireworks decorate Osaka sky at Tenjin festival

Fireworks decorate Osaka sky at Tenjin festival

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks decorate the night sky in Osaka, western Japan, during the "Funatogyo" boat procession with about 100 boats cruising on July 25, 2014. "Funatogyo" is the main ceremony of the Tenjin summer festival.

'Gal Mikoshi' carried at summer festival

'Gal Mikoshi' carried at summer festival

OSAKA, Japan - Women enthusiastically carry a "Gal Mikoshi" (all-female portable shrine) through a shopping arcade in Osaka, western Japan, on July 23, 2014, on the eve of the annual Tenjin Festival.

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

Tenjin Festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks light up the skies in Osaka, western Japan, as part of the Tenjin Festival on July 25, 2012.

Osaka Tenjin festival climaxing with fireworks

Osaka Tenjin festival climaxing with fireworks

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks go off over the Okawa River in Osaka on July 25, 2010 at the climax of the Tenjin midsummer festival.

Osaka Tenjin festival climaxing with fireworks

Osaka Tenjin festival climaxing with fireworks

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks go off over the Okawa River in Osaka on July 25, 2010 at the climax of the Tenjin midsummer festival.