Japanese Festivals & Events

Spectacular ocean fireworks in Kumano with 300 years of history.

Sasebo's seaside festival with fireworks over Sasebo Bay.

Festival featuring Nagoya's signature miso katsu and other local dishes.

Fireworks over the sea at Miyajima Island with Itsukushima Shrine as a backdrop.

Ehime's grand autumn festival with over 150 ornate floats.

Month-long dance festival in Gujo Hachiman, where visitors join locals in traditional dances.

Fukuoka's largest festival with over 2 million visitors, featuring parades and stages.

Yamagata's premier fireworks festival along the Akagawa River.

Mysterious bon dance in Akita where dancers wear deep straw hats obscuring their faces.

Festival celebrating Mito's famous natto (fermented soybeans).

Autumn harvest thanksgiving festival at Kushida Shrine in Fukuoka.

Ancient masked dance ritual in Toei, Aichi, designated as Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

Japan's most celebrated cherry blossom viewing spot with 30,000 trees.

Ehime's grand taiko drum float festival with massive ornate floats.

Round kochia bushes turning crimson at Hitachi Seaside Park in autumn.

World music festival in Nanto, Toyama, featuring global artists.

World-renowned wisteria displays at Ashikaga Flower Park.

Floating lantern ceremony on rivers to guide ancestral spirits.

Snow festival at Koiwai Farm featuring snow sculptures and winter activities.

Niigata's snow festival, one of Japan's three great snow festivals.