Gozan no Okuribi 2025
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoDaimonji Gozan no Okuribi (also known as the “Daimonji Festival”) is a bonfire festival held on 16 August…
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Azabu-Juban Noryo Matsuri 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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…
Daradara Matsuri 2025
Shiba Daijingu 芝大神宮, 1-12-7 Shibadaimon, Minato, TokyoOwing to the period of which it is held (11-days), as well as its timing in the middle…
Nezu Shrine Annual Grand Festival 2025
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…
Akasaka Hikawa Matsuri 2025
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 2025
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.…
Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Festival 2025
Nikko Toshogu Shrine 2301 Sannai, Nikko, TochigiThe Autumn Festival at Nikko Toshogu Shrine is held on 16 & 17 October every year in honour…
Kawagoe Festival 2025
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…
Nihombashi Ebisuko Bettara Ichi 2025
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…
Kurama Fire Festival 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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 2025
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…
Dream Yosacoy Festival 2025
Odaiba Daiba Station, 2 Chome-6 Daiba, Minato, TokyoThe Yosakoi Festival originated in Kochi prefecture in 1954 as an event to reinvigorate the region because it…
Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival 2025
Nagasaki Seaside Park Nagasaki Seaside Park, 22-17 Tokiwamachi, Nagasaki, NagasakiThe Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival (長崎帆船まつり, Nagasaki Hansen Matsuri) is one of a kind in Japan. It was…
Chichibu Yomatsuri 2025
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 2025
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…
Daikoku Matsuri 2026
Kanda Myojin 2-16-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda, TokyoThe association of Kanda Myojin with wealth and good fortune (it is after all home to two of…
Dosojin Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival 2026
Nozawa Onsen Village Shimotakai District, NaganoThe Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival (野沢温泉道祖神火祭り, Nozawa Onsen Dōsojin Hi-matsuri) is held on 15 January every year and…
Sapporo Snow Festival 2026
Odori Park, Sapporo 大通公園, 7-chrome Odorinishi, Chuo, Sapporo, HokkaidoWhat started off in 1950 as community event to display six snow statues made by local high school…
Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2026
Otaru, Hokkaido Otaru Station, 2 Chome-22 Inaho, Otaru, HokkaidoThe Otaru Snow Light Path Festival (小樽雪あかりの路, Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi) began in 1999 with the hope…
Yokote Kamakura Snow Festival 2026
Yokote, Akita 横手市民会館, 13-1 Minamimachi, Yokote, AkitaThe ritual of hollowing out a mound of snow and building a small hut like an igloo is…