Nakizumo Crying Baby Festival 2024
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe Crying Sumo Festival (泣き相撲) is undoubtedly one of Tokyo’s more unusual events—and one which has attracted the…
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Akabane Baka Matsuri (All Fools Festival) 2024
Akabane Station Akabane Station, 1-1 Akabane, Kita, TokyoThis oddly named festival was started in 1956 by the store owners in the commercial district around the…
Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) 2024
Okunitama Shrine Okunitama Shrine, 3-3-1 Miyamachi, Fuchu, TokyoKurayami Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s most popular festivals and one with a rich and long history with…
Yokohama International Costume Parade 2024
Yamashita Park Yamashita Park, 279 Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, KanagawaAnnual parade with marching bands and dance teams that takes place during the Golden Week holidays. Check the…
Kachiya Festival 2024
Kameidokatori Shrine Kameidokatori Shrine, 3-57-22 Kameido, Koto, TokyoOver 1,000 years ago the military leader Fujiwara no Hidesato came to the shrine to pray for victory…
Kyoto Aoi Matsuri 2024
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoThe Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) or the “Hollyhock Festival” is one of Kyoto’s three major festivals (the others being…
Sanja Matsuri 2024
Asakusa Shrine Asakusa Shrine, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoHeld annually on the third weekend of May, Sanja Matsuri is probably Tokyo’s biggest festival. It celebrates the…
Asakusa Yabusame Archery 2024
Sumida Park Sumida Park, 1-2-5 Mukojima, Sumida, TokyoYabusame (horseback archery) has its roots in the Kamakura period when samurai used the competition to improve their skills…
Sanno Matsuri 2024
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…
Kyoto Gion Festival 2024
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…
Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2024
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 2024
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…
Mitama Matsuri 2024
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…
Nachi Fire Festival 2024
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…
Kagurazaka Matsuri 2024
Kagurazaka Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, TokyoThe Kagurazaka Matsuri lasts four days: two days for the Hozuki Market and two days for the Kagurazaka…
Chiyoda Lantern Floating Evening (Noryo no Yube) 2024
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 2024
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 2024
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…
Numata Tengu Festival 2024
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…
Fussa Tanabata Matsuri 2024
Fussa Station Fussa Station, Honcho, Fussa, TokyoThe Fussa Tanabata Matsuri has been held every year since 1951 and today sees about 100 food, drink…
Akita Kanto Matsuri 2024
Akita 秋田駅, 7-1-2 Nakadori, Akita, AkitaThe Akita Kanto Matsuri (秋田竿燈まつり) is an annual festival to pray for a good harvest known for the…
Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri 2024
Asagaya Station Asagaya Station, 3-58 Asagayaminami, Suginami, TokyoEvery year at the beginning of August this shopping center in Suginami ward sees visitors come from all…
Sumidagawa Paper Lantern Floating 2024
Asakusa Asakusa Station, 2-20 Kaminarimon, Taito, TokyoSumidagawa paper lantern floating (灯篭流し, tōrō-nagashi) festival began in 1946 to pay respects and mourn those who lost…
Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri 2024
Yamagata City Yamagata, YamgataThe Yamagata Hanagasa Festival was first held in 1963 and today is a major festival in Tohoku, attracting…