Culture Renkoji Temple Star Festival 2027 Friday - Jan 15th Every January, Renkoji Temple in Ishikawa's Kaga City hosts a traditional event known as the Star Festival, a ritual focused..
Culture Sugo Isobe Shrine Bamboo Splitting Festival 2027 Wednesday - Feb 10th Each winter, Sugo Isobe Shrine in Ishikawa Prefecture hosts the Bamboo Splitting Festival, a Shinto ritual that has been passed..
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival 2026 Mid Apr A must see festival if you're coming to Gifu in April. Dating back to the 18th century, the Tejikara Fire Festival at Tejikara..
Culture Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri 2026 Early May The Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri in Nanao, Ishikawa; not every day you get to help pull a 20-ton float down the narrow streets of..
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 Nagoya Castle Summer Festival 2026 Early - Mid Aug A festival on the castle grounds in early August is a great way to spend the evening in Nagoya. Food, beer, and fun a-plenty.
Culture Suimu Shrine Festival 2026 Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.