Culture Tanabe Festival 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th The Tanabe Festival takes place every year on the 24th and 25th of July in Tanabe City. During the festivities various processions..
Culture Kodai-ji Autumn Illumination 2025 Late Oct - Mid Dec Formally known as Kodaijusho-zenji Temple and located in the Higashiyama Mountains of eastern Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple was established..
Nightlife Tenjin Matsuri 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Tenjin Matsuri, which literally means festival of the Gods, is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, held..
Culture Gion's Hassaku, Kyoto 2025 Friday - Aug 1st The first of August is a very special day in Kyoto’s Gion neighbourhood. Named after a term which designates the first day of ..
Culture Shinno-sai Festival 2025 Nov 22nd - Nov 23rd Held annually on 22nd to 23rd November, Shinno-sai is the last festival to be held in Osaka, thus also known as the Tome-no-ma..
Activities Kobe Luminarie 2026 Late Jan - Early Feb Kobe Luminarie is held every year in the first two weeks of December to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.
Culture Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2025 Apr 13th - Apr 15th Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual calendar..
Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival 2025 Saturday - Jun 14th Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on June..
