Culture Sakaide Ohashi Festival 2024 Early - Mid Aug Running for almost 60 years now, the Sakaide Ohashi Festival is a multi-day summertime affair which boasts parades, dance performances, taikodai (taiko
Nogata Summer Festival 2024 Late Jul The Nogata Summer Festival in Fukuoka is a multi-faceted event, with a variety of stage performances, a traditional float display, and an impressive fireworks
Culture Toide Tanabata Festival 2024 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 Sea of Japan side of the
Culture Umeda Tanabata Festival 2024 Early Jun - Early Aug The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture.
Culture Himeji Yukata Festival 2024 Late Jun The Himeji Yukata Festival has been running for over 250 years now, and the event honors the beauty and significance of this popular attire.
Culture Ikebukuro Mensore Festival 2024 Late May If you can't make it to Okinawa, the Ikebukuro area of Tokyo is hosting the Sunshine City Okinawa Mensore Festival this May – and the event showcases the
Ryujinkyo Koinobori Festival 2024 Apr 27th - May 12th During the Golden Week period, Ibaraki's Ryujin Suspension Bridge is home to a koinobori (carp streamer) festival to celebrate Children's Day.
Activities Nagushiyama Azalea Festival 2025 Early - Late Apr An annual festival has been running to celebrate the blooms for over 40 years now.