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The annual Tenjin Matsuri (Festival) centred around the Temmangu Shrine (天満宮)will take place on the Tuesday 24th July and Wednesday 25th July 2007.
It is one of the three main festivals in Japan. It has been taking place for over 1000 years. Wednesday is when the main events happen. On that day there will be both a land procession (陸渡御) and a boat procession (船渡御). The land procession begins at 4pm while the boat procession begins at 6pm. There will also be a fireworks display during the boat procession.
The closest stations are the Minamimorimachi Station, the JR Osaka Temmangu Station and the Temmabashi Stations. There should be directions to the festival from any of these stations.
Be warned that it will be very crowded and very hot. Please bring something to drink, and a fan (traditional Japanese uchiwas are good). It is also an ideal opportunity to wear your yukatas if you have one. The festival ends at around 10pm back at the shrine. Have fun!
Check out some great photos on Flickr taken in past years: Tenjin Matsuri Photos
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