Culture Hojo Kashima Festival 2026 May 3rd - May 4th In early May, the Hojo Kashima Spring Festival is held in the area known as “Kazahaya” to the north of Matsuyama. On the first..
Culture Ikazaki Kite Fighting Festival 2026 Tuesday - May 5th On May 5th every year, teams fight it out on the banks of the Oda River in Ikazaki--with traditional Japanese paper kites.
Culture Live Earth Matsuyama 2026 May 30th - May 31st Live Earth Matsuyama is a festival for music, environmental activism and ethnic food in the middle of May.
Culture Vietnam Festival in Yoyogi Park 2026 May 30th - May 31st The Vietnam Festival, held annually in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, is an exciting and delicious slice of Southeast Asian life. L..
Culture Enshu Hamakita Flying Dragon Festival 2026 Late May A festival held in honor of the dragon god of the Tenryu River, in Hamakita in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture. The culmination..
Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival 2026 Sunday - Jun 14th Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on June..
Culture Iriya Asagao Festival 2026 Jul 6th - Jul 8th The Iriya Asagao Festival has been hosted on July 6, 7, 8 every year since late Edo period, when asagao (morning glories) became..
Nightlife Hanyu Natsu Matsuri 2026 Mid Jul Saitama's Hanyu city buzzes with energy at its annual summer festival.