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The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however its starting date varies within different regions of Japan due to when the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era.

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  • The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however its starting date varies within different regions of Japan due to when the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era.
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  • The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however its starting date varies within different regions of Japan due to when the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era. * Shichigatsu Bon (Bon in July) is based on the solar calendar and is celebrated around the 15th July in eastern Japan (Tokyo, Yokohama and the Tohoku region). * Hachigatsu Bon (Bon in August) is based on the lunar calendar and is celebrated around the 15th of August. This is the most commonly celebrated time. * Kyu Bon (Old Bon) is celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and so differs each year. It is celebrated in areas like the northern part of the Kantō region, Chūgoku region, Shikoku, and the Ryukyu Islands.
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