Kobe Handmade Marche 2026 Late Jun The Kobe Handmade Marche is Hyogo Prefecture's largest handmade market, and is set to include around 1000 booths selling a wide..
Culture Corn Festival 2026 Early - Mid Aug Corn is a vital crop with immense importance as a food, feed, and fuel source. The Yatsugatake corn variant grows well in Japan..
Culture Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival 2026 Mid Oct The Tamba-Sasayama area of Hyogo Prefecture is known for Tamba ware, one of Japan's most noteworthy types of ceramics. The Tamba..
Shopping National Pottery Fair 2026 Late Oct - Early Nov The National Pottery Fair takes place over five days at Himeji Castle and includes pottery from around 30 famous production areas..
Culture Fushimi Sake Festival 2026 Mid Mar Kyoto Prefecture is the second largest producer of sake in Japan, with Fushimi Ward in Kyoto City producing the majority of it...
Osaka Comic Con 2026 Early May Following on from the popularity of the annual Tokyo Comic Con event, there's now an Osaka-based iteration taking place in May...
Culture Scandinavian Summer Solstice Festival 2026 Late Jun The Summer Solstice Festival in Osaka's Shijonawate City includes music performances featuring the nyckelharpa, violins, and..
Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori 2026 Late Jun - Late Aug The Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori is billed as the largest Awa Odori event in the Kansai region.