Culture Warai Festival 2026 Mid Oct Warai festival is celebrated every year at Niu shrine in Wakayama. The leader, dressed as clown, guides the participants to the shrine.
Culture Nagaoka Festival 2026 Early Aug Nagaoka Festival and Fireworks a tradition since 1946 to commemorate victims of war and earthquakes.
Culture Ohara Festival 2026 Nov 2nd - Nov 3rd Kagoshima's biggest annual festival returns each November promising traditional dance parades, taiko performances and a whole lot more.
Culture Yamayaki Festival 2027 Late Jan The Yamayaki, which translates to “mountain burning”, festival is said... If planning on attending Japan’s most famous mountain burning festival,
10 Culture Kodaira Festival Meg Sing Kodaira Festival is held by Hitotsubashi University on its Kunitachi campus.
Culture Kyoto Nippon Festival 2026 Feb 1st - May 24th The Kyoto Nippon Festival brings art, performance and seasonal beauty together at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.
Culture Tokyo Architecture Festival 2026 May 16th - May 24th The Tokyo Architecture Festival will take place in May, expanding its scope to include Ueno, Shinagawa, and Shibuya for the first time.
Culture Sobue Ginkgo Festival 2026 Late Nov Every autumn, the town of Sobue in Aichi Prefecture transforms into a sea of gold for the annual Sobue Ginkgo Festival, celebrating the area's long history