Culture Shitamachi Furusato Bon Odori Festival 2025 Mid Aug The Shitamachi Ueno Furusato Bon Odori Festival started in 2017 as a way for businesses and organizations in the Ueno Okachimachi..
Chiyoda Kawasegaki Festival 2025 Mid Aug The solemn yet beautiful Chiyoda Kawasegaki Festival is an event which includes reciting sutras and floating lanterns as a memorial..
Activities Hokuryu Sunflower Festival 2025 Jul 20th - Aug 18th The summer months in Japan see a number of sunflower festivals pop up on the calendar, and one of the best is Hokkaido's Hokuryu..
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2025 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Food Uono River Ayu Festival 2025 Saturday - Aug 23rd The Uono River is a popular spot for fishing, and the most notable catch is ayu, or sweet fish. The Uono River Ayu Festival serves..
Activities Tsunan Sunflower Festival 2025 Aug 1st - Aug 24th The Tsunan Sunflower Festival showcases around 500,000 of these beautiful seasonal blooms over a 4 hectare space. There are plenty..
Culture Minami Koshigaya Awa Odori Festival 2025 Aug 22nd - Aug 24th Awa Odori, the famed dance festival from Tokushima, is celebrated in the Tokyo suburb of Koshigaya every year from August 24th to..
Culture Earth Celebration on Sado Island 2025 Aug 22nd - Aug 24th Kodo Earth Celebration on Sado Island