Culture Ohara Hadaka 'Naked Man' Festival 2026 Late Sep Loincloth-clad men carry portable mikoshi shrines into the sea as part... During the Festival The festivities begin in the morning, where mikoshi
Culture Hato Festival 2026 Late Jul The normally quiet area around Kanzaki Shrine comes alive with excitement as a mikoshi (portable shrine) is paraded to Kiku Port.
Culture Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri 2026 Mid Aug Nicknamed mizu-kake matsuri, literally water throwing festival, you will its meaning where people throw water on the mikoshi.
Culture Abare Matsuri 2026 Early Jul One of Japan’s most violent and fiery festivals, the Abare Matsuri is a 2-day event that ends with a Mikoshi shrine being ceremoniously destroyed and burnt
Culture Haneda Matsuri 2026 Late Jul At this lively traditional summer festival, the mikoshi, or the portable... As Haneda used to be a fishermen’s town, the mikoshi is carried in a unique
Recommended Culture Sanja Matsuri 2026 Mid May Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo's biggest festivals and features over 100 mikoshi floats paraded through the grounds of Senso-ji temple.
Culture Towada Autumn Festival 2026 Early Sep The Towada Autumn Festival is a three-day affair filled with colorful floats, mikoshi (portable shrine) parades, taiko drumming performances, and traditional
Culture Tsurugi Horai Festival 2026 Early Oct Shrine, where the God of the Shrine is carried around town in a 'mikoshi... A group of 40-year-old men from Tsurugi carries the mikoshi around town