Culture Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival 2026 Apr 25th - Apr 26th Ryogoku Nigiwai Festival is a great community event held in spring with lots of sumos, chankonabe and performers to see.
Culture Yokote Kamakura Festival 2027 Feb 13th - Feb 14th Every February, Akita's Yokote transforms into a fairytale landscape dotted with igloo-like structures in a festival dating back 400 years.
Culture Takayama Autumn Festival 2026 Oct 9th - Oct 10th A lot of hard work goes into the Takayama Autumn Festival, from the costumes, to music, to choreography to the props.
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival 2027 Early - Mid Feb The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow Festival
Culture Asakusabashi Chestnut Festival 2026 May 9th - May 10th Visit Asakusabashi's annual Red and White Chestnut Festival and enjoy a local community event with dancers, food and market stalls.
Culture Inuyama Spring Festival Ian VanDuzer Held on the first weekend of April every year, the Inuyama Spring Festival is similar to the famous Takayama Festival later in the month.
Culture Shunan Winter Tree Festival 2026-2027 Late Nov - Early Jan Centered around JR Tokuyama Station, the Shunan Winter Tree Festival fills Miyuki-dori Street, Aozora Park, and the station rotary with around one million
Culture Tanegashima Space Art Festival 2026 Early - Late Nov The Tanegashima Space Art Festival transforms Minamitane Town into a stage for large-scale artworks, performances, and immersive experiences.