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Event Guide in Japan (List)

Event Guide Back Numbers:

List by Seasons: Spring Summer Fall Winter

List by Regions: Hokkaido Tohoku Kanto Chubu Kinki Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu

The below is a list of regional events from back numbers. Click the event to see more details. Refer a map of Japan for location.

List by Seasons:

Spring(March - May)

Mito Plum Festival Mito city, Ibaraki
Late Feb.-Mar.

Omizutori Todaiji Temple, Nara City, Nara
Mar. 01 - Mar. 14

Dogo Hot spring Town Festival Dogo Onsen, Ehime
Mar. 19 - Mar. 21

Shuni-e (Water-Drawing) Ceremony Todaiji Temple, Nara City, Nara
Mar. 01 - Mar. 14

Hida Takayama Hina Doll Festival Takayama City, Gifu
Mar. 01 - Apr. 03

Ueda Sanada Festival Ueda-city, Nagano
Apr. 29

Spring Takayama Festival Takayama City, Gifu
Apr. 14 - Apr. 15

Yanai Tenjin Spring Festival Yanai City, Yamaguchi
the closest weekend to Apr. 25th.

Doronko Festival Kochi City, Kochi
Apr. 3 - Apr. 5

Yayoi Festival Nikko City, Tochigi
Apr. 13 - Apr. 17

Mino Festival Mino City, Gifu
Apr. 10 - Apr. 11

Mikumano Shrine Big Festival Kakegawa City, Shizuoka
Apr. 2 - Apr. 4

Daruma Festival Hikone City, Shiga
Apr. 01 - Apr. 02

Sakura Festival Kotohira-cho, Kagawa
Apr. 10

Hikiyama Festival Nagahama City, Shiga
Apr. 13 - Apr. 16

Inuyama Festival Inuyama City, Aichi
Apr. 3 - Apr. 4

Furukawa Festival Hida City, Gifu
Apr. 19 - Apr. 20

Takato Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival Takato Town, Ina City, Nagano

Hatsuuma Festival Nakaniida, Kami-gun, Miyagi
Apr. 29

Nagara River UKAI Gifu City, Gifu
May. 11 - Oct. 15

Kemari Dedication Festival Kotohira machi, Kagawa
May. 05

Mikuni Festival Sakai City, Fukui
May. 19 - May. 21

Hakata Dontaku Hakata, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
May. 03 - May. 04

Matsumae Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival Matsumae Town, Hokkaido
From late April-May 20th.

Aoba Festival   Sendai City, Miyagi
   May. 15 - May. 16
   the closest weekend to May 17.

Sanja Festival Asakusa, Tokyo
May. 21 - May. 16

Aoi Festival Kyoto City, Kyoto
May. 15

Spring Fujiwara Festival Hiraizumi, Iwate
May. 01 - May. 05

Toshogu Spring Grand Festival Niiko City, Tochigi
May. 15 - May. 16

Kanda Festival Kanda, Tokyo
Middle of May

Hamamatsu Festival Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
May. 03 - May. 05

Kakitsubata Festival Chiryu City, Aichi
from end of April to end of May

Shimonoseki Kaikyo Matsuri Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi
May. 02 - May. 04

Takigi Noh Nara City, Nara
May. 11 - May. 12

Gokusui-no-en Hiraizumi, Iwate
May. 23

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Summer(June - August)

Chagu-chagu Umako Takizawa-mura Village and Morioka City, Iwate
Jun. 12

Sanno Matsuri Hie Shrine, Tokyo
Jun. 07 - Jun. 16

Hyakumangoku Festival Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
Jun. 5

Yosakoi Soran Sapporo City, Hokkaido
early June

Miyajima Kangen-sai Miyajima, Hiroshima
June 17 of Luner Calendar

Soma-no-maoi Minami-soma City & Soma City, Fukushima
Jul. 23 - Jul. 25

Nachi Himatsuri Nachi Katsu-ura, Wakayama
Jul. 14

Hakata Gion Yamakasa Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Jul. 01 - Jul. 15

Tenjin Matsuri Osaka City, Osaka
Jul. 24 - Jul. 25

Gion Matsuri Kyoto City, Kyoto
Jul. 01 - Jul. 31

Owari Tsushima Tenno Festival Tsushima City, Aichi
Jul. 24 - Jul. 25

Abare Matsuri Noto-cho, Ushitsu, Ishikawa
Jul. 2 - Jul. 3

Sumida-gawa Fireworks Festival Sumida Riverside, Tokyo
Last Sat. of July

Gujo-odori Gujo City, Gifu
from mid-July to the beginning of September

Kantoh Matsuri Akita city, Akita
Aug. 03 - Aug. 06

Yosakoi Festival Kochi City, Kochi
Aug. 09 - Aug. 12

Awa-odori Festival Tokushima City, Tokushima
Aug. 12 - Aug. 15

Sendai Tanabata Matsuri   Sendai City, Miyagi
   Aug. 06 - Aug. 08
   Pre-event Fireworks on Aug.5

Omagari National Japan Fireworks Competition Omono Riverside, Daisen City, Akita
Aug. 28

Hanagasa-ondo Festival Yamagata City, Yamagata
Aug. 05 - Aug. 07

Nebuta Matsuri / Neputa Matsuri Aomori City, Aomori / Hirosaki City, Aomori
Nebuta Festival: Aug.2-7/Neputa Festival: Aug.1-7

Oita Tanabata Festival Oita City, Oita
Aug. 6 - Aug. 1

Tottori Shan Shan Festival Tottori City, Tottori
Aug. 14 - Aug. 8

Fukagawa Hachiman Festival Koto-ku, Tokyo
around Aug.15

Morioka Sansa Dance Morioka City, Iwate
Aug. 01 - Aug. 04

Sakaide Ohashi Festival Sakaide City, Kagawa
Aug. 7 - Aug. 1

Mantoro (Ten-thousand Lantern Festival) Nara City, Nara
Aug. 14 - Aug. 15

Owara Kaze-no-Bon (Etchu - Yatsuo)   Etchu - Yatsuo, Toyama City
   Sep. 01 - Sep. 03
   Pre-events: Aug.20-Aug.30

Katakai Fireworks Festival Katakai-machi, Ojiya City, Niigata
Sep. 09 - Sep. 10

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Fall(September - November)

Ishioka Festival Ishioka City, Ibaraki
3 days around Sep.15(Respect for the Aged Day)

Aizu-matsuri Aizu-wakamatsu City, Fukushima
Sep. 22 - Sep. 24

Kishiwada Danjiri-matsuri Kishiwada City, Osaka
Sep. 11 - Sep. 12

Ohara Hadaka Matsuri Ohara Isumi City, Chiba
Sep. 23 - Sep. 24

Fukuro Matsuri / Tokyo Yosakoi around Ikebukuro Sta., Tokyo
Fukuro-matsuri: a weekend of late Sep./Tokyo Yosakoi: a weekend of early Oct.

Japan Kokeshi Festival Osaki City, Miyagi
Sep. 4 - Sep. 5

Saijo-matsuri Saijo City, Ehime
Oct. 14 - Oct. 17

Matsue Do-gyoretsu Drum Parade Matsue City, Shimane
Oct. 16 - Oct. 17

Jidai-matsuri Kawaramachi, Kyoto
Oct. 22

Takayama-matsuri Takayama City, Gifu
Oct. 09 - Oct. 10

Kawagoe-matsuri Kawagoe City, Saitama
Oct. 16 - Oct. 17

Nagasaki Kunchi Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
Oct. 07 - Oct. 09

Bizen-yaki (Pottery) Festival Bizen City, Okayama
Oct. 16 - Oct. 17

Niihama Taiko (Drum) Festival Niihama City, Ehime
Oct. 16 - Oct. 18

Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima
Oct. 01 - Nov. 23

Nagoya Festival Nagoya City, Aichi
Oct. 9 - Oct. 10

Nada no Kenka matsuri Himeji City, Hyogo
Oct. 14 - Oct. 15

Karatsu Kunchi Karatsu City, Saga
Nov. 02 - Nov. 04

Hagi Jidai Festival Hagi City, Yamaguchi
Nov. 14

Yatsushiro Myoken-sai Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto
Nov. 22 - Nov. 23

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Winter(December - February)

Momote-sai Konan City, Kochi
2days in Jan. or Feb.

Toka Ebisu Toka Ebisu Shrine, Fukuoka
Jan. 08 - Jan. 11

Sakagura Meguri Takayama City, Gifu
Early Jan. - Mar.

Dezome-shiki Tokyo
Jan. 06

Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine Oniyo Fire Festival Kurume city, Fukuoka
Jan. 07

The Dosojin Fire Festival Nozawaonsen village, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano
Jan. 15

Takezaki Kanzeonji Shujo-e Oni matsuri Tara-cho, Saga
Jan. 02 - Jan. 03

Matsumoto Ame-ichi Festival Matsumoto City, Nagano
Jan. 9 - Jan. 10

Hina-no-tsurushi kazari matsuri Higashi-izu cho, Shizuoka
Jan. 20 - Mar. 31

Godai Rikison Ninno-e Daigoji-Temple, Kyoto
Feb. 23

Nagasaki Lantern Festival Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
For 2 weeks starting from the Chinese New Year's Day

Lunar New Year kite-flying Festival Konan City, Kochi
Feb. 11

Saidaiji Eyo(Naked Man's Festival) Okayama city, Okayama
Feb. 20

Shunsetsu-sai Festival Yokohama Chinatown, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Chinese New Year's Day

Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival Yonezawa city, Yamagata
Feb. 10 - Feb. 11

Sapporo Snow Festival Sapporo City, Hokkaido
Feb. 06 - Feb. 12

Tokamachi Snow Festival Tokamachi City, Niigata
Feb. 20 - Feb. 21

Glittering ice Bonbori and Kamakura Festival   Nikko City, Tochigi
   Jan. 27 - Feb. 28
   from the last Sat. of January to the end of Feb.

Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate
2days from the 7th day of New Years Day of Luner Calendar

Yokote Kamakura and Bonden Festival   Yokote City, Akita
   Feb. 14 - Feb. 17
   Feb.14 - Feb.16 (Kamakura). Feb.16 - Feb.17 (Bonden)

Setsubun Saito Goma-e Nara City, Nara
Feb. 03

Namahage Sedo Festival Oga City, Akita
Feb. 12 - Feb. 14

Hachinohe Enburi Hachinohe City, Aomori
Feb. 17 - Feb. 20

Sagicho Festival Omihachiman City, Shiga
Mar. 20 - Mar. 21

Heikoku-sai (Oide-matsuri) Hakui City/Nanao City, Ishikawa
Mar. 18 - Mar. 23

Kobe Luminarie Kobe City, Hyogo
early Dec. to mid-Dec.

Chinka-sai Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima
Dec. 31

Ako Gishi Sai Ako City, Hyogo
Dec. 14

Chichibu Night Festival Chichibu City, Saitama
Dec. 02 - Dec. 03

SENDAI Pageant of Starlight Sendai City, Miyagi
Dec. 12 - Dec. 31

Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri Nara city, Nara
Dec. 15 - Dec. 18

Hagoita-Ichi (Battledore Fair) Asakusa, Tokyo
Dec. 17 - Dec. 19

Ise Daikagura Kuwana City, Mie
Dec. 24

List by Regions:

Hokkaido

Sapporo Snow Festival Sapporo City, Hokkaido
Feb. 06 - Feb. 12

Matsumae Sakura (cherry blossom) Festival Matsumae Town, Hokkaido
From late April-May 20th.

Yosakoi Soran Sapporo City, Hokkaido
early June

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Tohoku Region

Nebuta Matsuri / Neputa Matsuri Aomori City, Aomori / Hirosaki City, Aomori
Nebuta Festival: Aug.2-7/Neputa Festival: Aug.1-7

Hachinohe Enburi Hachinohe City, Aomori
Feb. 17 - Feb. 20

Chagu-chagu Umako Takizawa-mura Village and Morioka City, Iwate
Jun. 12

Kokuseki-ji Temple Somin-sai Mizusawa, Oshu City, Iwate
2days from the 7th day of New Years Day of Luner Calendar

Spring Fujiwara Festival Hiraizumi, Iwate
May. 01 - May. 05

Morioka Sansa Dance Morioka City, Iwate
Aug. 01 - Aug. 04

Gokusui-no-en Hiraizumi, Iwate
May. 23

Kantoh Matsuri Akita city, Akita
Aug. 03 - Aug. 06

Omagari National Japan Fireworks Competition Omono Riverside, Daisen City, Akita
Aug. 28

Yokote Kamakura and Bonden Festival   Yokote City, Akita
   Feb. 14 - Feb. 17
   Feb.14 - Feb.16 (Kamakura). Feb.16 - Feb.17 (Bonden)

Namahage Sedo Festival Oga City, Akita
Feb. 12 - Feb. 14

SENDAI Pageant of Starlight Sendai City, Miyagi
Dec. 12 - Dec. 31

Aoba Festival   Sendai City, Miyagi
   May. 15 - May. 16
   the closest weekend to May 17.

Sendai Tanabata Matsuri   Sendai City, Miyagi
   Aug. 06 - Aug. 08
   Pre-event Fireworks on Aug.5

Japan Kokeshi Festival Osaki City, Miyagi
Sep. 4 - Sep. 5

Hatsuuma Festival Nakaniida, Kami-gun, Miyagi
Apr. 29

Uesugi Snow Lantern Festival Yonezawa city, Yamagata
Feb. 10 - Feb. 11

Hanagasa-ondo Festival Yamagata City, Yamagata
Aug. 05 - Aug. 07

Soma-no-maoi Minami-soma City & Soma City, Fukushima
Jul. 23 - Jul. 25

Aizu-matsuri Aizu-wakamatsu City, Fukushima
Sep. 22 - Sep. 24

Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima
Oct. 01 - Nov. 23

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Kanto Region

Ishioka Festival Ishioka City, Ibaraki
3 days around Sep.15(Respect for the Aged Day)

Mito Plum Festival Mito city, Ibaraki
Late Feb.-Mar.

Yayoi Festival Nikko City, Tochigi
Apr. 13 - Apr. 17

Glittering ice Bonbori and Kamakura Festival   Nikko City, Tochigi
   Jan. 27 - Feb. 28
   from the last Sat. of January to the end of Feb.

Toshogu Spring Grand Festival Niiko City, Tochigi
May. 15 - May. 16

Chichibu Night Festival Chichibu City, Saitama
Dec. 02 - Dec. 03

Kawagoe-matsuri Kawagoe City, Saitama
Oct. 16 - Oct. 17

Ohara Hadaka Matsuri Ohara Isumi City, Chiba
Sep. 23 - Sep. 24

Dezome-shiki Tokyo
Jan. 06

Sanno Matsuri Hie Shrine, Tokyo
Jun. 07 - Jun. 16

Sanja Festival Asakusa, Tokyo
May. 21 - May. 16

Sumida-gawa Fireworks Festival Sumida Riverside, Tokyo
Last Sat. of July

Fukuro Matsuri / Tokyo Yosakoi around Ikebukuro Sta., Tokyo
Fukuro-matsuri: a weekend of late Sep./Tokyo Yosakoi: a weekend of early Oct.

Hagoita-Ichi (Battledore Fair) Asakusa, Tokyo
Dec. 17 - Dec. 19

Kanda Festival Kanda, Tokyo
Middle of May

Fukagawa Hachiman Festival Koto-ku, Tokyo
around Aug.15

Shunsetsu-sai Festival Yokohama Chinatown, Yokohama City, Kanagawa
Chinese New Year's Day

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Chubu Region

Katakai Fireworks Festival Katakai-machi, Ojiya City, Niigata
Sep. 09 - Sep. 10

Tokamachi Snow Festival Tokamachi City, Niigata
Feb. 20 - Feb. 21

Ueda Sanada Festival Ueda-city, Nagano
Apr. 29

The Dosojin Fire Festival Nozawaonsen village, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano
Jan. 15

Matsumoto Ame-ichi Festival Matsumoto City, Nagano
Jan. 9 - Jan. 10

Takato Castle Park Cherry Blossom Festival Takato Town, Ina City, Nagano

Mikumano Shrine Big Festival Kakegawa City, Shizuoka
Apr. 2 - Apr. 4

Hamamatsu Festival Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
May. 03 - May. 05

Hina-no-tsurushi kazari matsuri Higashi-izu cho, Shizuoka
Jan. 20 - Mar. 31

Owari Tsushima Tenno Festival Tsushima City, Aichi
Jul. 24 - Jul. 25

Kakitsubata Festival Chiryu City, Aichi
from end of April to end of May

Nagoya Festival Nagoya City, Aichi
Oct. 9 - Oct. 10

Inuyama Festival Inuyama City, Aichi
Apr. 3 - Apr. 4

Sakagura Meguri Takayama City, Gifu
Early Jan. - Mar.

Nagara River UKAI Gifu City, Gifu
May. 11 - Oct. 15

Spring Takayama Festival Takayama City, Gifu
Apr. 14 - Apr. 15

Mino Festival Mino City, Gifu
Apr. 10 - Apr. 11

Takayama-matsuri Takayama City, Gifu
Oct. 09 - Oct. 10

Hida Takayama Hina Doll Festival Takayama City, Gifu
Mar. 01 - Apr. 03

Gujo-odori Gujo City, Gifu
from mid-July to the beginning of September

Furukawa Festival Hida City, Gifu
Apr. 19 - Apr. 20

Owara Kaze-no-Bon (Etchu - Yatsuo)   Etchu - Yatsuo, Toyama City
   Sep. 01 - Sep. 03
   Pre-events: Aug.20-Aug.30

Abare Matsuri Noto-cho, Ushitsu, Ishikawa
Jul. 2 - Jul. 3

Hyakumangoku Festival Kanazawa City, Ishikawa
Jun. 5

Heikoku-sai (Oide-matsuri) Hakui City/Nanao City, Ishikawa
Mar. 18 - Mar. 23

Mikuni Festival Sakai City, Fukui
May. 19 - May. 21

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Kinki Region

Sagicho Festival Omihachiman City, Shiga
Mar. 20 - Mar. 21

Daruma Festival Hikone City, Shiga
Apr. 01 - Apr. 02

Hikiyama Festival Nagahama City, Shiga
Apr. 13 - Apr. 16

Godai Rikison Ninno-e Daigoji-Temple, Kyoto
Feb. 23

Aoi Festival Kyoto City, Kyoto
May. 15

Gion Matsuri Kyoto City, Kyoto
Jul. 01 - Jul. 31

Jidai-matsuri Kawaramachi, Kyoto
Oct. 22

Kobe Luminarie Kobe City, Hyogo
early Dec. to mid-Dec.

Ako Gishi Sai Ako City, Hyogo
Dec. 14

Nachi Himatsuri Nachi Katsu-ura, Wakayama
Jul. 14

Omizutori Todaiji Temple, Nara City, Nara
Mar. 01 - Mar. 14

Shuni-e (Water-Drawing) Ceremony Todaiji Temple, Nara City, Nara
Mar. 01 - Mar. 14

Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri Nara city, Nara
Dec. 15 - Dec. 18

Setsubun Saito Goma-e Nara City, Nara
Feb. 03

Takigi Noh Nara City, Nara
May. 11 - May. 12

Mantoro (Ten-thousand Lantern Festival) Nara City, Nara
Aug. 14 - Aug. 15

Ise Daikagura Kuwana City, Mie
Dec. 24

Tenjin Matsuri Osaka City, Osaka
Jul. 24 - Jul. 25

Kishiwada Danjiri-matsuri Kishiwada City, Osaka
Sep. 11 - Sep. 12

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Chugoku Region

Nada no Kenka matsuri Himeji City, Hyogo
Oct. 14 - Oct. 15

Tottori Shan Shan Festival Tottori City, Tottori
Aug. 14 - Aug. 8

Saidaiji Eyo(Naked Man's Festival) Okayama city, Okayama
Feb. 20

Bizen-yaki (Pottery) Festival Bizen City, Okayama
Oct. 16 - Oct. 17

Chinka-sai Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima
Dec. 31

Miyajima Kangen-sai Miyajima, Hiroshima
June 17 of Luner Calendar

Matsue Do-gyoretsu Drum Parade Matsue City, Shimane
Oct. 16 - Oct. 17

Yanai Tenjin Spring Festival Yanai City, Yamaguchi
the closest weekend to Apr. 25th.

Hagi Jidai Festival Hagi City, Yamaguchi
Nov. 14

Shimonoseki Kaikyo Matsuri Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi
May. 02 - May. 04

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Shikoku Region

Kemari Dedication Festival Kotohira machi, Kagawa
May. 05

Sakura Festival Kotohira-cho, Kagawa
Apr. 10

Sakaide Ohashi Festival Sakaide City, Kagawa
Aug. 7 - Aug. 1

Awa-odori Festival Tokushima City, Tokushima
Aug. 12 - Aug. 15

Lunar New Year kite-flying Festival Konan City, Kochi
Feb. 11

Doronko Festival Kochi City, Kochi
Apr. 3 - Apr. 5

Yosakoi Festival Kochi City, Kochi
Aug. 09 - Aug. 12

Momote-sai Konan City, Kochi
2days in Jan. or Feb.

Dogo Hot spring Town Festival Dogo Onsen, Ehime
Mar. 19 - Mar. 21

Saijo-matsuri Saijo City, Ehime
Oct. 14 - Oct. 17

Niihama Taiko (Drum) Festival Niihama City, Ehime
Oct. 16 - Oct. 18

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Kyushu Region

Toka Ebisu Toka Ebisu Shrine, Fukuoka
Jan. 08 - Jan. 11

Daizenji Tamataregu Shrine Oniyo Fire Festival Kurume city, Fukuoka
Jan. 07

Hakata Dontaku Hakata, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
May. 03 - May. 04

Hakata Gion Yamakasa Fukuoka City, Fukuoka
Jul. 01 - Jul. 15

Karatsu Kunchi Karatsu City, Saga
Nov. 02 - Nov. 04

Takezaki Kanzeonji Shujo-e Oni matsuri Tara-cho, Saga
Jan. 02 - Jan. 03

Nagasaki Lantern Festival Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
For 2 weeks starting from the Chinese New Year's Day

Nagasaki Kunchi Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
Oct. 07 - Oct. 09

Oita Tanabata Festival Oita City, Oita
Aug. 6 - Aug. 1

Yatsushiro Myoken-sai Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto
Nov. 22 - Nov. 23

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