Festivals Noshiro Tanabata 2026 Early Aug Held over two days in early August, the Noshiro Tanabata Festival in Akita Prefecture serves as a colorful celebration of Japanese..
Festivals Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival 2026 Sunday - Jun 21st The townsfolk of Kajiki, a town in Aira City, Kagoshima, happily partake in a tradition which reaches back over four-hundred years:..
Festivals Tohoku Kizuna Festival 2026 May 23rd - May 24th The Tohoku Kizuna Festival was initially created to remember the lives lost in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now, it’s an o..
Festivals Chindon Festival 2027 Early Apr Chindon performers dressed in colorful costumes dancing and playing their musical instruments in the streets of Toyama City.
Festivals Suimu Shrine Festival 2026 Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.
Festivals HANA Stage Production 2026 Apr 11th - 19th 2026 Past Event A uniquely immersive piece of festival theater is heading to Kyushu for the first time this spring. Warabiza's non-verbal stage..
Festivals Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival 2026 Friday - May 1st Takaoka's Mikurumayama Festival, a 400 year old parade celebrating the founding of the city. One of only five festivals in Japan..
Temples & Shrines Nikko Yabusame Archery Competition 2026 Sunday - May 17th Yabusame Archery Competition at the Nikko Shunki Reitaisai Grand Spring Festival.