Culture Kamodai Bon Odori 2025 Early Jul The Kamodai Bon Odori is run by Taisho University and has taken place since 2011 to remember victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake...
Activities Terasaka Firefly Festival 2025 Early Jul On July 7 this year (Saturday), the Terasaka Rice Terraces in Yokoze, Chichibu, will be open to the public for a special summer..
Nightlife Bentenjima Fireworks Festival 2025 Early Jul Bentenjima is a large island in Lake Hama. It holds one of the bigger, free, firework festivals in the area, usually on the first..
Activities Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race 2025 Sunday - Jul 6th An annual rubber race down the Kitakami River in Morioka. You can enter as a competitor or simply as a slow cruise down the river..
Culture Narita Gion Matsuri 2025 Jul 4th - Jul 6th Narita Gion Festival, celebrated for three days in July, features elaborate festival floats, omikoshi portable shrine processions,..
Culture Abare Matsuri 2025 Early Jul Abare Matsuri, or Rampage Festival, is an annual event in the town of Noto, Ishikawa. One of Japan’s most violent and fiery fe..
Culture Matsukawa Tarai Race 2025 Sunday - Jul 6th Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The Matsukawa..
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2025 Mid Jun - Early Jul During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
