Upcoming Festivals

Girls' Day festival with ornate doll displays celebrating daughters' health.

Popular cherry blossom viewing at Ueno Park with over 1,000 trees.

Suwa Grand Shrine's once-every-six-years festival where massive logs are ridden down hills.

Spring festival in Shizuoka celebrating Tokugawa Ieyasu with a cherry blossom parade.

Fertility festival at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, known for its unique iconography.

Pink moss phlox carpet at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu.

One of Japan's most beautiful festivals with ornate floats in the mountain town of Takayama.

Walk through 20-meter high snow walls on the Tateyama Alpine Route.

Noh performances on the floating stage at Itsukushima Shrine.

Stunning cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Castle with moat reflections.

Crying baby sumo contest where sumo wrestlers try to make babies cry first.

Italian-style flower petal art festival with floral carpet displays.

Osaka's celebration of its iconic street food with vendors from across the city.

Breathtaking blue nemophila flower fields at Hitachi Seaside Park.

Pink moss phlox carpet at the base of Mt. Fuji.

Boys' Day with carp streamers and samurai helmet displays.

Tokyo's wildest festival at Asakusa Shrine with over 100 portable shrines.

One of Kyoto's three great festivals with a Heian-era imperial procession.

Grand festival at Nikko Toshogu with a 'Thousand Warrior' samurai procession.

Kobe's biggest spring festival with samba parades and multicultural performances.

Festival in Yamagata featuring a grand procession and traditional performances.

National taiko drumming festival showcasing Japan's powerful percussion tradition.