Culture American Day in Misawa 2026 Mid Jun American Day in Misawa offers a unique experience of how a foreign community chooses to celebrate it's culture out in rura..
Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2026 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Sendai's Pageant of Starlight 2026 Early - Late Dec The Sendai Pageant of Starlight is one of Japan's biggest winter illumination displays. Each year from early December thro..
Culture Yamagata Wine Bar 2026 May 16th - May 17th Yamagata Wine Bar is one of Japan’s largest outdoor wine events, returning to the castle town of Kaminoyama for a celebration ..
Activities Hottoyuda Northern Japan Snowball Fight 2027 Late Jan Nishiwaga Town in Iwate Prefecture is home to one of northern Japan's most distinctive winter events, the Hottoyuda Northern..
Activities Sendai International Half Marathon 2026 Mid May Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2026 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2026 Mid Sep Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing festivities..