Culture Zama Suzuka Shinto Shrine Festival Saturday - Aug 1st During the annual Zama Mikoshi Festival (July 31-August 1st), residents carry a portable shrine through the streets of Zama chanting..
Culture Nagoya Grand Sumo July Tournament Jul 19 - Aug 2nd The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (7-21 July) will feature new champion Asanoyama plus a host of veterans and up-and-coming wrestlers..
Culture World Cosplay Summit Championship Aug 1 - Aug 2nd Hobbyist costumers are chosen by preliminaries in their countries and flown to Nagoya in order to compete in a worldwide contest..
Festivals One Love Jamaica Festival Aug 1 - Aug 2nd The One Love Jamaica festival is an annual summer event that will be held at Aeon Mall Makhuhari in Chiba this year. Come soak up..
Culture Sugito Town Lantern Festival Early Aug In early August, Sugito Town in Saitama Prefecture celebrates summer for two evenings with a lantern festival. “The Milky Way ..
Festivals Ominato Nebuta Jul 31 - Aug 2nd Celebrate summer with Ominato Nebuta, a unique Japanese festival; a procession of samurai and deity floats, literally in peopl..
Culture Summer Festival in Honmoku, Yokohama Aug 3 - Aug 4th Yokohama Summer Festival: Honmoku traditions have been passed down from generation to generation for more than 500 years.
Culture Kojiya Awa Dance Early Aug The Kojiya Awa Odori is held along the town’s shotengai (shopping street) where roughly 600 spectators join – lined up 10 rows..