Tokyo International Toy Show 2025
Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto, TokyoThis event has been going since 1962 and today sees about 200 vendors (from both within Japan and…
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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…
Kanazawa Jazz Street 2025
Kanazawa Kanazawa Station, 1-1 Kinoshinbomachi, Kanazawa, IshikawaJazz artists from Japan and overseas congregate in Kanazawa for this annual music event. There are over 200…
September Tokyo Sumo Tournament 2025
Ryogoku Kokugikan 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida, TokyoSix major sumo tournaments (called honbasho) are held during the year—one on each odd month, each taking place…
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.…
Nagasaki Kunchi Festival 2025
Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki Suwa Shrine, 18-15 Kaminishiyamamachi, Nagasaki, NagasakiNagasaki's oldest festival is registered as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
CEATEC JAPAN 2025
Makuhari Messe 2−1 Nakase, Mihama, ChibaCEATEC ("Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies") Japan is a trade show focused on how data will shape our…
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…
November Fukuoka Sumo Tournament 2025
Fukuoka Kokusai Center 2-2 Chikkōhonmachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, FukuokaSix major sumo tournaments (called honbasho) are held during the year—one on each odd month, each taking place…
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…
Philippine Festival 2025
Yoyogi Park (Events Area) 代々木公園野外ステージ, 2-2-3 Jinnan, Shibuya, TokyoA celebration of Philippine culture in Tokyo. There are over 30,000 Filipinos living and working in Tokyo, and…
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…
December Setagaya Boroichi Market 2025
Setagaya Boroichi-dori 1 Chrome 17-4, Setagaya, TokyoThis market in the suburbs of Setagaya has its origins over 400 years ago when people began exchanging…
Hakone Ekiden 2026
Yomiuri Shimbun HQ 読売新聞 東京本社, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda, TokyoEkiden (駅伝) is the term for road relay in Japanese, the two kanji meaning “station” and “transmission” in…