Festivals Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival 2026 Friday - May 1st Takaoka's Mikurumayama Festival, a 400 year old parade celebrating the founding of the city.
Recommended Festivals Nebuta Aomori Festival 2025 Aug 2nd - Aug 7th Nebuta festival is the biggest Tanabata festival that makes up the three great festivals of Tohoku Region.
Culture Iwate Snow Festival 2026 Early - Mid Feb The Iwate Snow Festival is held at the Makiba area in Koiwai Farm every February, and known as one of Tohoku's 5 Great Snow Festivals.
Culture Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2026 Late Jan - Mid Feb Chinatown and those cultural ties are celebrated annually in this two-week festival... A full schedule of the festival’s events can be found at the local tourist
Culture Chichibu Night Festival 2025 Dec 2nd - Dec 3rd The annual festival for Chichibu Shrine has a history of over 300 years.
8 Culture Matsushima Bon Festival Roger Smith The Umi no Bon Festival is Matsushima's version of the summer time custom to remember ancestors and unite the community.
Traditional Kanto Festival Centre Kasia Szumna Anyone who have ever attended any Japanese festival, knows too well that it can be very confusing.
Culture Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival 2026 Late Apr Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival is a great community event held in spring with lots of sumos, chankonabe and performers to see.
