A fireworks and music festival in Tokyo, this event combines 10,000 fireworks with live J-pop performances held in stadiums against the Shinjuku skyline.
Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
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A fireworks festival in Okutama launches 1,000 fireworks from Mt. Atago. The surrounding valley geography provides distinct acoustics for the display.
Oku-Tama Station, Nishitama, Tokyo
A large dance festival in Tokushima, Awa Odori is held annually from August 12-15. Groups perform choreographed street dances with distinct male and female styles.
Tokushima, Tokushima
A major Tokyo festival, it features a procession where mikoshi carriers are splashed with water by spectators. A larger version of the festival occurs every three years.
Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, Koto, Tokyo
A Bon dance festival in Gujo Hachiman, the Gujo Odori spans over thirty nights. It features ten traditional dances, including four consecutive nights of all-night dancing in August.
Gujo, Gifu
A folk dance festival in Minano, Saitama, is held annually on August 14. The event is a formal competition featuring team performances and concludes with a fireworks display.
Minano Town Hall, Chichibu, Saitama
A fireworks festival in Ota City, this mid-August event launches 5,000 fireworks and includes local musical performances like taiko drumming along the Tama River.
Ota City Summer Fireworks, Ota City, Tokyo
A lantern festival in Nara, the Mantoro involves lighting over 3,000 historic lanterns at Kasuga Taisha Shrine. The event is held twice a year in February and August.
Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara, Nara
The Shoro Nagashi is a Nagasaki festival on August 15 to send off spirits of the deceased. Participants parade handcrafted boats with loud firecrackers, gongs, and chanting.
Kenchozaka Dori, Nagasaki, Nagasaki
A lantern festival in Yamaga City, it features women performing a dance while wearing illuminated paper lanterns on their heads. The event is held annually in August.
Yamagata, Yamgata
A 300-year-old summer festival honoring ancestors, culminating in an intense spectacle where participants ram massive, lantern-lit wooden houseboats together on a bridge beneath fireworks.
Yokote, Akita, Yokote, Akita
A paper lantern floating festival in Tokyo where participants release lanterns on the Sumida River. The event commemorates war victims and fosters community spirit.
Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo