Hey, here is one another exotic festival in Japan. It is Spring Festival Toshogu Shrine. to tell you the truth, I was interseted in because of it's date. It helds from 17-18th of May every year. Then it meets my birthday. ^_^.
Sennin Gyoretsu, procession of 1,000 persons in historical costume. Sacred music and dances on the morning of the 18th. Also Yabusame, archery on horseback, on May 18.
Here you can see the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjaTZ7F7dXw