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Events & Festivals in Japan

New Year Tokyo Sumo Tournament
New Year Tokyo Sumo Tournament
Jan 10 〜 Jan 24
Six major sumo tournaments (called honbasho) are held during the year—one on… 
Ryogoku Kokugikan
Japan Brewers Cup
⚠ cancelled ⚠
Japan Brewers Cup
Late Jan
32 Japanese craft breweries, 6 craft beer importers, 300 varieties of beer,… 
Osanbashi Hall
Yokohama Chinese Spring Festival
Yokohama Chinese Spring Festival
Jan 〜 Feb

Annual celebrations of Chinese New Year in Japan’s biggest Chinatown

Yokohama Chinatown
Ekoda Night Bazaar
Ekoda Night Bazaar
Jan 23 / 5:00 PM 〜 8:00 PM
Ekoda Night Bazaar is held on the 4th Saturday of odd months… 
Ekoda
Kameidoten Usokae Bullfinch Exchange 2021
Kameidoten Usokae Bullfinch Exchange 2021
Jan 24 〜 Jan 25
This annual event held at Kameidoten-jinja in Koto Ward celebrates the passing… 
Kameido Tenjin Shrine
Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival
Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival
Late Jan
Shimokitazawa Tengu Festival is a novel variation on the Setsubun theme, centering… 
Shimokitazawa
Nara Setsubun Mantoro 2021
Nara Setsubun Mantoro 2021
Early Feb
More than 3,000 lanterns are lit at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara… 
Kasuga Taisha Shrine
Setsubun at Narita-san
Setsubun at Narita-san
Early Feb
While setsubun festivals are held at many temples across the country, the… 
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple
Sensoji Setsubun Bean Tossing
Sensoji Setsubun Bean Tossing
Early Feb
Traditionally setsubun (節分) marks the day before the beginning of a new… 
Sensoji Temple
Sapporo Snow Festival
⚠ cancelled ⚠
Sapporo Snow Festival
Feb
What started off in 1950 as community event to display six snow… 
Odori Park, Sapporo
Bunkyo Plum Festival
Bunkyo Plum Festival
Feb 〜 Mar
One of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, the Plum Festival… 
Yushima Tenmangu Shrine
Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival 2021
Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival 2021
Feb
Over 650 plum trees (about 50/50 red and white plum trees) blossom… 
Hanegi Park
Winter Wonder Festival
Winter Wonder Festival
Feb 7 / 10:00 AM 〜 5:00 PM
Semi-annual exhibition of “garage kits” or resin models of anime, manga, and… 
Makuhari Messe
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
⚠ cancelled ⚠
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Feb
Started by the Chinese community in Nagasaki to celebrate the Chinese New… 
Nagasaki Chinatown
Otaru Snow Light Path Festival
Otaru Snow Light Path Festival
Feb
The Otaru Snow Light Path Festival (小樽雪あかりの路, Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi)… 
Otaru, Hokkaido
Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival
Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival
Feb 15 〜 Feb 16
The ritual of hollowing out a mound of snow and building a… 
Yokote, Akita
Some no Komichi
Some no Komichi
Feb
Until the 1950s, many dying factories could be found along the river… 
Nakai
Kameido Tenjin Shrine Plum Festival
Kameido Tenjin Shrine Plum Festival
Mid Feb 〜 Early Mar
Over 300 plum tree blossom in the grounds of Kameido Tenjin Shrine… 
Kameido Tenjin Shrine

Disclaimer

This page shows event and festival listings in Tokyo and throughout Japan. Event details are taken from official sources whenever possible, but it is always prudent to check the official event website (link provided when available) before attending to make sure that there have not been any changes in the scheduling. If you know of an error in the calendar, then please let us know through the contact form.

 

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