Okinawa Mensore Festival 2022
Ikebukuro Sunshine City Sunshine City, 3-1 Higashiikebukuro, Toshima, TokyoOkinawa themed anything is always a draw in Japan. This time it is Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City that hosts…
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Yokohama Port Festival 2022
Rinko Park, South Exit Plaza 南口広場, 1-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, KanagawaAnnual event celebrating the anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port to America, Holland, Russia, Britain, and France…
Hyakumangoku Matsuri 2022
Kanazawa Kanazawa Station, 1-1 Kinoshinbomachi, Kanazawa, IshikawaAnnual festival commemorating the entry of the feudal lord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle in 1583
Sanno Matsuri 2022
Hie Shrine Hie Shrine, 2-10-5 Nagatacho, Chiyoda, TokyoThe Sanno Festival (山王祭) is the last of Tokyo’s major festivals and one of the three great festivals…
Torigoe Matsuri 2022
Torigoe Shrine 2-Chome 4-1 Torigoe, Taito, TokyoThis festival—centered around Torigoe Shrine in Asakusabashi—has a history dating back to the Heian era (794-1185 CE), but…
Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival 2022
Shonan Star Mall 湘南スターモール商店街振興組合, 12-29 Beniyacho, Hiratsuka, KanagawaThe Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival began in the post-war years and is known for the colourful decorations that…
Kyoto Gion Festival 2022
Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto 八坂神社, 625 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama, Kyoto, KyotoKyoto’s Gion Festival (京都祇園祭, Kyoto Gion Matsuri) is the city’s biggest festival and one of the most famous…
Hachioji Summer Market 2022
Nishihoshasen U-Road 西放射線ユーロード, 8-2 Nakacho,, Hachioji, TokyoHachioji Summer Market takes place along the Nishihoshasen U-Road (西放射線ユーロード) commercial street that runs northwest from the North…
Canceled Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2022
Kappabashi Kitchen Town 合羽橋道具街, 3-18-2 Matsugaya, Taito, TokyoTanabata (七夕) has origins in a Chinese festival of old and is celebrated not just in Japan, but…
Asakusa Hozuki Ichi 2022
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe Hozuki Ichi (ほおずき市, hōzuki-ichi) is a summer tradition that has been held since the Edo period on…
Gujo Odori 2022
Gujo Gujo, GifuThe Gujo Odori (郡上おどり) is one of the three most important Bon Festivals in Japan. The festival, which…
Nishiarai Daishi Wind Bell Festival 2022
Nishiarai Daishi Temple 西新井大師 総持寺, 1-15-1 Nishiarai, Adachi, TokyoOver 400 different types and designs of wind chimes are gathered from all over the country and displayed…
Mitama Matsuri 2022
Yasukuni Shrine Yasukuni Shrine, 3-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda, TokyoOne of Tokyo’s most popular summer festivals, Mitama Matsuri (みたままつり) at Yasukuni Shrine has been held every year…
Canceled Nachi Fire Festival 2022
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine 熊野那智大社, 1 Nachisan, Higashimuro, WakayamaNachi Fire Festival (那智の扇祭り, Nachi no Ogi Matsuri) or “Nachi Fan Festival” is one of three major fire…
Koganei Awaodori Dance Festival 2022
Musashi-Koganei Station Musashi-Koganei Station, 6-14 Honcho, Koganei, TokyoThe true Awa Dance Festival is Shikoku is Japan’s biggest dance festival, attracting well over one million visitors…
Ueno Summer Festival Parade 2022
Ueno Station Ueno Station, 7-1-7 Ueno, Taito, TokyoThe highlight of the longer running Ueno Summer Festival (mid-July to mid-August). The parade starts at 5:30pm with…
Umi no Hi Lantern Festival in Odaiba 2022
Odaiba Seaside Park Odaiba Seaside Park, 1-4 Daiba, Minato, TokyoTo commemorate the public holiday Marine Day (Umi no Hi) over 50,000 paper lanterns are lit with candles…
Canceled Kagurazaka Matsuri 2022
Kagurazaka Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, TokyoThe Kagurazaka Matsuri lasts four days: two days for the Hozuki Market and two days for the Kagurazaka…
Zojoji Temple Obon Matsuri 2022
Zojo-ji 4 Chome 4−7−35 Shibakoen,, Minato, TokyoAnnual o-bon dance festival at Zojoji Temple. Stalls selling festival food and drink line-up from around the Prince…
Chiyoda Lantern Floating Evening (Noryo no Yube) 2022
Chidorigafuchi 千鳥ヶ淵ボート場, Kitanomarukoen 1, Chiyoda, TokyoAbout 600 lanterns are released into the water of Chidorigafuchi for this evening event. You can watch from…
Tenjin Festival 2022
Osaka Tenmangu 2 Chome-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, OsakaReputedly one of Japan's top three festivals, Tenjin Festival (天神祭) is held on 24 and 25 July every…
Shinjuku Eisa Festival 2022
Shinjuku Shinjuku Station, 1-1-3 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, TokyoEisa Matsuri is a Bon folk dance that originated in Okinawa to honor the spirit of ancestors, typically…
Tsukiji Honganji Noryo Bon Odori Taikai 2022
Tsukiji Honganji Tsukiji Hongan-ji, 3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chuo, TokyoThe famous temple near Tsukiji hosts a bon odori (築地本願寺納涼盆踊り大会) for four days in summer. The open grounds…
Numata Tengu Festival 2022
Numata, Gunma 沼田市役所, 780 Nishikurauchimachi, Numata, GunmaHeld every year on 3-5 August, The Numata Tengu Festival (沼田まつり, Numata Matsuri) is a famous festival in…