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Echizen Fish Festival 2024

Echizen Fish Festival 2024

Late Sep

The Echizen Fish Festival is Fukui Prefecture's largest fish-related event, and it's held at the time of year when the largest variety of fish can be caught

Fukui Free Entry
Sakaide Ohashi Festival 2024

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

Kagawa Free Entry
Toide Tanabata Festival 2024

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

Toyama Free Entry
Umeda Tanabata Festival 2024

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.

Osaka Free Entry
Himeji Yukata Festival 2024

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.

Hyogo Free Entry
Ikebukuro Mensore Festival 2024

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

Tokyo Free Entry
Tsunuki Distillery Festival 2024

Tsunuki Distillery Festival 2024

Mid Nov

If you have an interest in what happens behind the scenes of liquor making, head to the Tsunuki Distillery Festival.

Kagoshima Free Entry
Toyosu Summer Festival 2024

Toyosu Summer Festival 2024

Late Jul

The Toyosu Summer Festival is set to provide all the fun of a quintessential summer event, with popular foods like yakisoba and kakigori available to purchase

Tokyo Free Entry