Activities Asahi Funagawa Spring Quartet 2025 Early - Mid Apr The Asahi Funagawa Spring Quartet event runs for two weeks during April, and it's a real celebration of the season, with sakura,..
Culture Mino Festival 2025 Mid Apr The Mino Festival is held every year on the second Saturday and Sunday of April, and the event is best known for several flower..
Culture Toide Tanabata Festival 2025 Early Jul The Toide Tanabata Festival has been running for almost 60 years now, and is often referred to as the best Tanabata event on the..
Culture Matsukawa Tarai Race 2025 Early Jul Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The Matsukawa..
Echigo Hillside Park Cosmos Festival 2025 Late Sep - Late Oct Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is a stunning garden and recreational area, and it's home to beautiful floral displays throughout..
Gifu Beer Festival 2025 Late Sep Held annually since 2015, the Gifu Beer Festival aims to promote regional revitalization through good brews and good food.
Culture Echizen Fish Festival 2025 Late Sep The Echizen Fish Festival is Fukui Prefecture's largest fish-related event, and it's held at the time of year when the largest..
Dontsuku Festival 2025 Early Oct The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..