Summer Festival

A Summer Festival is a Japanese neighbourhood festival or fair, usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, that is held in honour of an enshrined Kami and/or Buddha for the recreation of local residents, friends and visitors in summer.

Booths selling souvenirs, food and Festival Masks, and games, such as Goldfish Scooping and Shooting Galleries, are a staple of these festivals/fairs.

Trivia

 * "Matsuri" is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday.
 * There are no specific festival days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one festival in late summer/early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest.