Persimmons, Water & Walking Shrines: Kakinobatake Mizukake Festival

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Persimmons, Water & Walking Shrines: Kakinobatake Mizukake Festival

Seasons, Events, & Festivals

A neighborhood festival to ward off the summer heat, the Mizukake Festival in Kanazawa's Kakinobatake district is a wet and wild water festival, incorporating taiko, sake, portable shrines and the area's namesake, the persimmon.

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