Culture Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival 2026 Late Mar Running for half a century as of 2024, the Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival takes place along a two-kilometer stretch of Tokiwadaira Sakura Street, creating
Yamagata Imonikai Festival 2025 Sunday - Sep 14th In 2018, the Yamagata Imonikai Festival earned a Guinness World Record... In 2023, the festival served 30,000 bowls of Yamagata’s soul food—imoni
Hachijojima Freesia Festival 2026 Late Mar - Early Apr Running from late March through until early April, the Hachijojima Freesia Festival has been an annual event since 1967 and includes an amazing 350,000
Chichibu Whisky Festival 2026 Mid Feb The Chichibu Whisky Festival has been held every year since 2014, and it's hosted by a crew of whisky-loving volunteers wanting to spread the enjoyment
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2026 Late Jun - Early Jul During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
Culture Setagaya Bread Festival 2025 Early Nov The Setagaya Bread Festival has been running for over a decade, and the two-day carb extravaganza will feature delicious eats from around 100 bakeries.
Culture Shimonoseki Fugu Festival 2026 Mid Feb Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture is often regarded as Japan's fugu (pufferfish) capital, and an annual festival at the Nanfu Tomari Fishing Port celebrates
Activities Odate Rose Festival Kim Bergström The annual Odate Rose Festival takes place at the Ishida Rose Garden in Akita, and the event showcases around 500 different types of these beautiful flowers
