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Ohara Hadaka 'Naked Man' Festival 2026

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

Chiba Free Entry
Hato Festival 2026

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.

Tottori Free Entry
Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri 2026

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.

Tokyo 6 Free Entry
Abare Matsuri 2026

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

Ishikawa 3 Free Entry
Haneda Matsuri 2026

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

Tokyo 1 Free Entry
Sanja Matsuri 2026

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.

Tokyo 9 Free Entry
Towada Autumn Festival 2026

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

Aomori Free Entry
Tsurugi Horai Festival 2026

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

Ishikawa 4 Free Entry