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Chichibu Ondo Dance Festival 2026

Minano Town Hall, Chichibu 皆野町役場, Minano, Chichibu, Saitama

The 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 2026

Kenchozaka Dori, Nagasaki 県庁坂通り, Nagasaki, Nagasaki

Bon Festival celebrations welcoming back ancestors from the spirit world

Gozan no Okuribi 2026

Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto

Daimonji Gozan no Okuribi (also known as the “Daimonji Festival”) is a bonfire festival held on 16 August…

Azabu-Juban Noryo Matsuri 2026

Azabu-Juban Azabu-juban Station, 1-4-6 Azabu-juban, Minato, Tokyo

Azabu-Juban's Noryo-Matsuri is one of Tokyo's more famous summer festivals. Held over one weekend at the end of…

Harajuku Super Yosakoi 2026

Harajuku Harajuku Station, 1-18 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo

The Harajuku Super Yosakoi—or the “Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi Festival”, to give it its full name—is…

Koenji Awa Odori 2026

Koenji Station 高円寺駅, 4-48 Kōenjiminami, Suginami, Tokyo

Awa Odori in Koenji that has been held since 1957 and today attracts almost one million visitors over…

Daradara Matsuri 2026

Shiba Daijingu 芝大神宮, 1-12-7 Shibadaimon, Minato, Tokyo

Owing to the period of which it is held (11-days), as well as its timing in the middle…

Nezu Shrine Annual Grand Festival 2026

Nezu Shrine Nezu Shrine, 1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo, Tokyo

Popular annual festival at Nezu Shrine near Yanaka. The shrine’s spacious grounds will be filled with festival stalls…

Akasaka Hikawa Matsuri 2026

Akasaka Hikawa Shrine 赤坂氷川神社, 6-10-12 Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo

Well-known festival that sees mikoshi and floats move around the streets of Akasaka. During the Edo period is…