Sendai Tanabata Matsuri 2024
Sendai Sendai Station, 1 Chome-10-10 Chūō, Aoba-ku, Sendai, MiyagiTanabata Festivals (sometimes known as “Star Festivals”) are held throughout Japan during July and August, but none is…
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Tokushima Awa Odori 2024
Tokushima 徳島駅, Tokushima, TokushimaThere are hundreds of Awa Odori festivals that take place over the summer in Japan, but the Tokushima…
Chichibu Ondo Dance Festival 2024
Minano Town Hall, Chichibu 皆野町役場, Minano, Chichibu, SaitamaThe Chichibu Ondo Dance Festival (秩父音頭まつり) is held on the 14 August every year and sees approximately 70…
Nagasaki Spirit Boat Procession 2024
Kenchozaka Dori, Nagasaki 県庁坂通り, Nagasaki, NagasakiBon Festival celebrations welcoming back ancestors from the spirit world
Gozan no Okuribi 2024
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoDaimonji Gozan no Okuribi (also known as the “Daimonji Festival”) is a bonfire festival held on 16 August…
Azabu-Juban Noryo Matsuri 2024
Azabu-Juban Azabu-juban Station, 1-4-6 Azabu-juban, Minato, TokyoAzabu-Juban's Noryo-Matsuri is one of Tokyo's more famous summer festivals. Held over one weekend at the end of…
Harajuku Super Yosakoi 2024
Harajuku Harajuku Station, 1-18 Jingumae, Shibuya, TokyoThe Harajuku Super Yosakoi—or the “Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi Festival”, to give it its full name—is…
Koenji Awa Odori 2024
Koenji Station 高円寺駅, 4-48 Kōenjiminami, Suginami, TokyoAwa Odori in Koenji that has been held since 1957 and today attracts almost one million visitors over…
Akasaka Hikawa Matsuri 2024
Akasaka Hikawa Shrine 赤坂氷川神社, 6-10-12 Akasaka, Minato, TokyoWell-known festival that sees mikoshi and floats move around the streets of Akasaka. During the Edo period is…
Ohara Hadaka Matsuri 2024
Ohara Station 大原駅, Ohara, Isumi, ChibaThe Ohara Hadaka Matsuri (大原はだか祭り, “Ohara Naked Festival”) is a 2-day annual festival held in Isumi City, Chiba.…
Nezu Shrine Annual Grand Festival 2024
Nezu Shrine Nezu Shrine, 1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo, TokyoPopular annual festival at Nezu Shrine near Yanaka. The shrine’s spacious grounds will be filled with festival stalls…
Hatsudai Awa Odori Festival 2024
Hatsudai Hatsudai Station, 1-1 Hommachi, Shibuya, TokyoThe Hatsudari Awa Odori Festival has been held in the commercial district of Hatsudai annual on 21/22 September…
Koganei Awaodori Dance Festival 2024
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…
Bake-Neko Halloween Parade 2024
Kagurazaka Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, TokyoBake-neko (literally “changed” or “supernatural” cat) are a common occurrence in Japanese mythology and what better time to…
Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Festival 2024
Nikko Toshogu Shrine 2301 Sannai, Nikko, TochigiThe Autumn Festival at Nikko Toshogu Shrine is held on 16 & 17 October every year in honour…
Nihombashi Ebisuko Bettara Ichi 2024
Takarada Ebisu Shrine Takarada Ebisu Shrine, 4-10 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo, TokyoThis traditional autumn festival has roots dating back to the beginning of the Edo period and is held…
Kawagoe Festival 2024
Kawagoe Kurazukuri District 川越市蔵造り資料館, 7-9 Saiwaichō, Kawagoe, SaitamaThe Kawagoe Matsuri is held over 2-days every year on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October. What…
Kurama Fire Festival 2024
Kurama Kurama Station, 191 Kuramahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, KyotoFire-festival held on 22 October each year famous for its procession of men bearing huge flaming torches, some…
Kyoto: Jidai Matsuri 2024
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoJidai Matsuri (時代祭, "Festival of the Ages") celebrates the foundation of Kyoto and is held on the 22…
Nihombashi-Kyobashi Matsuri 2024
Nihombashi 日本橋, 1-Chome Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo, TokyoIf you know a little about the history of Japan then you’ll have heard of the “Five Routes”…
Mount Takao Autumn Leaves Festival 2024
Kiyotaki Station 清滝駅, Takaomachi, Hachioji, TokyoThe Mount Takao Autumn Leaves Festival (“Mount Takao Momiji Matsuri”) is held throughout the month of November every…
Chichibu Yomatsuri 2024
Chichibu Shrine 秩父神社, 1-3 Banbamachi, Chichibu, SaitamaOne of Japan’s greatest hikiyama (float) festivals, the Chichibu Yomatsuri is held 2-3 December every year and attracts…
Sengakuji’s Ako Gishi Sai 2024
Sengakuji Sengaku-ji, 2-11-1 Takanawa, Minato, TokyoThe story of the 47 ronin is one of Japan’s most celebrated and famous. While in English it…
Oji Fox Parade 2024
Oji Inari Shrine 王子稲荷神社, 1-12-26 Kishimachi, Kita, TokyoThe legend goes that foxes from all regions would gather under a large tree on New Year’s Eve…