Culture Nagoya Castle Summer Festival 2026 Early - Mid Aug A festival on the castle grounds in early August is a great way to spend the evening in Nagoya. Food, beer, and fun a-plenty.
Culture Suimu Shrine Festival 2026 Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.
Culture Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2026 Monday - Nov 23rd If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Novem..
Myo-oji Temple Setsubun Ceremony 2027 Wednesday - Feb 3rd At the start of spring according to the traditional calendar, Myo-oji Temple in Kaga City hosts a Setsubun ceremony focused on warding..
Nightlife Tejikara Fire Festival 2027 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 2027 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..
Nightlife Bentenjima Fireworks Festival 2026 Saturday - Jul 4th 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 Jul 11th - Sep 5th Gujo Odori is Japan's largest and one of the most famous dance festivals lasting thirty-two nights, three of which have dancing..