Culture Haneda-jinja Shrine Featured weekend in July, the shrine holds a colorful festival where numerous mikoshi... Through a crowd of 30,000 people, the mikoshis are carried in a special
Culture Awara Yukake Festival 2026 Early Aug Yukake Festival is a two-day event where locals and visitors come together to give thanks for the blessings of the town's 74 hot springs, by drenching a mikoshi
Culture Furukawa Festival 2026 Apr 19th - Apr 20th Highlights Mikoshi (portable shrine) processions Okoshi-Daiko (“rousing... drum”) night parade Yatai (festival floats) parades Mikoshi processions
Culture Ohara Hadaka 'Naked Man' Festival 2026 Late Sep Loincloth-clad men carry portable mikoshi shrines into the sea as part... During the Festival The festivities begin in the morning, where mikoshi
Culture Hato Festival 2026 Late Jul The normally quiet area around Kanzaki Shrine comes alive with excitement as a mikoshi (portable shrine) is paraded to Kiku Port.
Culture Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri 2026 Mid Aug Nicknamed mizu-kake matsuri, literally water throwing festival, you will its meaning where people throw water on the mikoshi.
Culture Abare Matsuri 2026 Early Jul One of Japan’s most violent and fiery festivals, the Abare Matsuri is a 2-day event that ends with a Mikoshi shrine being ceremoniously destroyed and burnt
Sohei Festival 2026 Early Oct This dramatic event is famous for its "Flame Mikoshi," a 600-kilogram... Beyond the flaming mikoshi, the festival offers a variety of entertainment