Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
The Danjiri festival south of Osaka is Japan's most spectacular wooden-float festival, with boats pulled at a run through narrow streets.
Price rangeFree entry; food from ¥300
NeighbourhoodTenma and Tenjinbashi
Location
Address: Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, 2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0041
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Aizen Matsuri
The opening festival of Osaka's summer season at Shoman-in Temple, where hamo (pike conger) is the ceremonial food: grilled, sashimi, and in a sake-steamed.