Culture Slug Festival 2026 Late Aug A festival in rural Nakatsugawa dedicated to a monk and a mystery of nature on the anniversary of a death connected to forbidden..
Culture Nagoya Festival 2026 Mid Oct Nagoya's annual parade of the three heroes of the warring States Period
Nightlife The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival 2027 Jan 13th - Jan 15th The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival, an outrageous combination of flames, kindling and tons of sake is held every year on January 15th..
Nightlife Bentenjima Fireworks Festival 2026 Early Jul Bentenjima is a large island in Lake Hama. It holds one of the bigger, free, firework festivals in the area, usually on the first..
Culture Gujo Odori 2026 Mid Jul - Early Sep Gujo Odori is Japan's largest and one of the most famous dance festivals lasting thirty-two nights, three of which have dancing..
Culture Toyohama Sea Bream Festival 2026 Late Jul It's like a Godzilla flick! Giant Sea Bream 18m long attacking & being chased by naked men! Before you call the army, this is..
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..