Culture Nagaoka Festival 2024 Early Aug Nagaoka Festival and Fireworks a tradition since 1946 to commemorate victims of war and earthquakes.
Culture Hakuba Summer Festival 2024 Mid Aug The Hakuba Summer Festival has been running for over three decades now, and it includes a variety of fun activities to enjoy a summer..
Culture Starry Sky Film Festival 2024 Early - Late Aug The Starry Sky Film Festival has become one of Nagano Prefecture's most-loved summer traditions, and it's held in the beautiful..
Festivals Lantern Festival in Nozawa Onsen 2024 Early Sep Nozawa Holidays are hosting guests over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of September for the autumn lantern festival. The festival..
Activities Cosmos Season at the Kurohime Plateau 2024 Early Aug - Early Oct Nagano's Kurohime Plateau has been home to cosmos flowers for almost the last 50 years, and the area is a popular picnic spot..
Festivals Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival 2024 Early Oct The Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival is an annual event which has been running for almost 20 years now, and it brings soba restaurants..
Culture Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2024 Late Nov If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Novem..
Shopping Nagano Christmas Market 2024 Mid Dec - Late Nov The Nagano Christmas Market is a new event on the winter calendar, and it's set to bring local crafts, seasonal treats, an..