12 Culture Akasaka’s Hie-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima is also known as San-no-sama, and has a big biennial festival (San-no Matsuri
Area Asakusa Imagine a place you can go to experience old world Tokyo; shop in quaint markets, visit a monumental shrine, buy plastic food and take a cruise down the Sumida river in a futuristic ferry. More..
6 Culture Azalea Festival, Nezu Shrine Nicole Bauer However, the highlight of the year is the Tsutsuji Matsuri, or Azalea Festival, which takes place every year from around mid-April until the beginning
7 Culture Yamaga Toro Roman Festival 2014 Mandy Bartok Arguably one of Kumamoto's more picturesque festivals, Yamaga's Toro Roman Matsuri involves a month long celebration marked by paper umbrellas
Hydrangea Festival at Mikaeri Falls Tristan Scholze mikaeri no taki—Mikaeri Falls アジサイ（紫陽花）—ajisai—hydrangea あじさいまつり—ajisai matsuri—Hydrangea
6 Culture Kokubunji - Nankoku City C. Rio Daishi because Kobo Daishi performed the “Rite of Astral Festivity” (Hoshi Matsuri
Culture Naked Man Festival 2026 Saturday - Feb 21st Brave the cold of February in Okayama for the Saidaiji Eyo Hadaka Matsuri, also known as the Naked Man Festival, and considered Japan's third oldest festivals
Culture Mantou Mitama Festival 2026 Late May This is part of the "Mantou Mitama Matsuri", a shrine festival... many ways the event resembles the "Festival of Lights" Mitama Matsuri