Culture Setstock Music Festival in Shobara Chris Cooper See some of Japan's finest bands at Setstock Music Festival in the Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture
12 Culture Fireworks Festival in Rinko Park Tomoko Kamishima Port city Yokohama holds a few fireworks festivals each year.
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.
Culture Tamatsukuri Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival 2027 Late Mar - Mid Apr From late March to mid-April, the Tamatsukuri Onsen Cherry Blossom Festival sees around 400 Somei Yoshino cherry trees blooming along the Tamayu River,
Culture Kawagoe Matsuri 2026 Mid Oct One of the most exciting festivals in the Kanto region Kawagoe City
Kamakura Hachiman-gu, Star Festival Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura Hachiman-gu, Star Festival: During the season, beautiful colorful bowls with slips of paper, and bamboo branches adorned with paper decorations
Culture Thai Festival in Yoyogi Park 2026 May 9th - May 10th The Thai Festival is a massive, exciting annual festival at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park.
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