# Fest in Japan

> Discover festivals, fireworks & seasonal events across Japan

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## All Entries

- [Tenjin Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tenjin-matsuri): Osaka's greatest festival with a river procession of illuminated boats.
- [Sanno Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sanno-matsuri): Alternate-year festival at Hie Shrine in Tokyo with an imperial procession.
- [Sanja Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sanja-matsuri): Tokyo's wildest festival at Asakusa Shrine with over 100 portable shrines.
- [Nebuta Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nebuta-matsuri): Aomori's spectacular festival with giant illuminated paper floats.
- [Neputa Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/neputa-matsuri): Hirosaki's fan-shaped illuminated float festival, sister event to Nebuta.
- [Tanabata Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sendai-tanabata): Sendai's Tanabata festival with elaborate bamboo decorations across the city.
- [Kanto Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kanto-matsuri): Akita's pole lantern festival where performers balance bamboo poles with lanterns.
- [Hakata Gion Yamakasa](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hakata-gion-yamakasa): Fukuoka's high-energy festival where teams race through the streets carrying massive floats.
- [Takayama Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/takayama-matsuri): One of Japan's most beautiful festivals with ornate floats in the mountain town of Takayama.
- [Chichibu Night Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/chichibu-yomatsuri): One of Japan's three great float festivals, featuring massive illuminated floats and fireworks.
- [Kishiwada Danjiri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kishiwada-danjiri): Adrenaline-fueled festival where massive wooden carts race through narrow streets.
- [Awa Odori](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/awa-odori): Japan's largest dance festival in Tokushima, where 'the dancing fool' philosophy reigns.
- [Yosakoi Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/yosakoi-matsuri): High-energy dance festival originating in Kochi, featuring colorful costumes and naruko clappers.
- [Karatsu Kunchi](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/karatsu-kunchi): Saga's grand autumn festival featuring 14 massive lacquered floats.
- [Nada no Kenka Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nada-kenka-matsuri): Himeji's 'fighting festival' where portable shrines clash violently.
- [Aoi Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/aoi-matsuri): One of Kyoto's three great festivals with a Heian-era imperial procession.
- [Jidai Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/jidai-matsuri): Kyoto's Festival of Ages, a grand procession showcasing Japanese history.
- [Toshikoshi Soba](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/toshikoshi-soba): New Year's Eve tradition of eating buckwheat noodles for longevity.
- [Gion Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/gion-matsuri): One of Japan's three great festivals, held in Kyoto with elaborate float processions.
- [Toka Ebisu](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/toka-ebisu): Osaka's New Year business prosperity festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine.
- [Owara Kaze no Bon](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/owara-kaze-no-bon): Elegant evening dance festival in Toyama's Yatsuo district.
- [Tenjin Matsuri Funatogyo](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tenjin-funatogyo): The river procession portion of Tenjin Matsuri with thousands of boats on the Okawa River.
- [Onbashira](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/onbashira): Suwa Grand Shrine's once-every-six-years festival where massive logs are ridden down hills.
- [Soma Nomaoi](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/soma-nomaoi): Samurai horse festival in Fukushima with mounted warriors in armor.
- [Tokushima Awa Odori](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tokushima-awa-odori): The original Awa Odori in Tokushima attracting over 1 million spectators.
- [Hachioji Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hachioji-matsuri): Tokyo's western suburb festival with 19 ornate floats parading through the streets.
- [Nagoya Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nagoya-matsuri): Nagoya's grand festival featuring a parade of the three great warlords.
- [Morioka Sansa Odori](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/morioka-sansa-odori): Morioka's drum and dance festival, the world's largest taiko drum parade.
- [Yamagata Hanagasa Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/yamagata-hanagasa): Yamagata's flower hat dance festival with thousands of dancers.
- [Sawara Grand Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sawara-grand-festival): Chiba's float festival in the historic canal town of Sawara.
- [Shizuoka Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/shizuoka-matsuri): Spring festival in Shizuoka celebrating Tokugawa Ieyasu with a cherry blossom parade.
- [Sumida River Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sumida-river-fireworks): Tokyo's oldest and most famous fireworks display along the Sumida River.
- [Nagaoka Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nagaoka-fireworks): One of Japan's three great fireworks festivals with spectacular Phoenix fireworks.
- [Omagari Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/omagari-fireworks): Japan's premier fireworks competition, held annually in Daisen, Akita.
- [Tsuchiura Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tsuchiura-fireworks): National fireworks competition in Tsuchiura, one of Japan's top three.
- [Atami Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/atami-fireworks): Year-round fireworks at Atami Bay, famous for its amphitheater-like viewing area.
- [Edogawa Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/edogawa-fireworks): Massive fireworks along the Edo River, attracting over 1.3 million viewers.
- [Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/naniwa-yodogawa-fireworks): Osaka's grandest fireworks display along the Yodo River.
- [PL Art of Fire](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/pl-fireworks): One of the world's largest fireworks displays in Tondabayashi, Osaka.
- [Biwako Fireworks](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/biwako-fireworks): Lake Biwa's grand fireworks display with approximately 10,000 shots.
- [Setsubun](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/setsubun): Bean-throwing ceremony to ward off evil spirits, held at temples across Japan.
- [Hina Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hina-matsuri): Girls' Day festival with ornate doll displays celebrating daughters' health.
- [Tango no Sekku](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tango-no-sekku): Boys' Day with carp streamers and samurai helmet displays.
- [Obon](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/obon): Annual Buddhist festival honoring ancestral spirits with bon dances and lanterns.
- [Shichi-Go-San](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/shichi-go-san): Children's rite of passage at ages 3, 5, and 7, celebrated at shrines.
- [Hatsumode](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hatsumode): First shrine or temple visit of the New Year, a nationwide tradition.
- [Tanabata](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tanabata): Star Festival celebrating the annual meeting of celestial lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi.
- [Tsukimi](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tsukimi): Moon viewing tradition with dango offerings and pampas grass decorations.
- [Kagami Biraki](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kagami-biraki): Breaking of New Year mochi decorations, symbolizing new beginnings.
- [Daimonji Gozan Okuribi](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/daimonji-gozan-okuribi): Five great bonfires on Kyoto's mountains to send off ancestral spirits.
- [Tori no Ichi](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tori-no-ichi): November rooster fair at Otori Shrine selling lucky rakes (kumade).
- [Nagoshi no Harae](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nagoshi-no-harae): Mid-year purification ceremony where visitors walk through a reed ring.
- [Otaue Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/otaue-matsuri): Rice planting festival at Sumiyoshi Taisha with traditional music and dance.
- [Ebisu-ko](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/ebisu-ko): Autumn festival of the god Ebisu, especially popular in Nagano.
- [Hadaka Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hadaka-matsuri): Naked festival at Saidaiji Temple where men compete for sacred sticks.
- [Kanamara Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kanamara-matsuri): Fertility festival at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, known for its unique iconography.
- [Konaki Sumo](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/konaki-sumo): Crying baby sumo contest where sumo wrestlers try to make babies cry first.
- [Niiname-sai](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/niiname-sai): Imperial harvest thanksgiving ritual held at the Imperial Palace.
- [Shogatsu](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/shogatsu): Japanese New Year celebrations with traditional food, games, and shrine visits.
- [Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kasuga-wakamiya-on-matsuri): Ancient Shinto festival at Kasuga Shrine with 900 years of unbroken tradition.
- [Ise Grand Shrine Shikinen Sengu](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/ise-shikinen-sengu): The ritual rebuilding of Ise Grand Shrine every 20 years.
- [Toshogu Grand Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/toshogu-grand-festival): Grand festival at Nikko Toshogu with a 'Thousand Warrior' samurai procession.
- [Itsukushima Kangen-sai](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/itsukushima-kangen-sai): Elegant court music festival on the sea at Itsukushima Shrine.
- [Mitama Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/mitama-matsuri): Festival of lights at Yasukuni Shrine with 30,000 paper lanterns.
- [Sapporo Autumn Fest](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sapporo-autumn-fest): Hokkaido's largest food festival in Odori Park featuring local cuisine.
- [Takoyaki Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/takoyaki-festival): Osaka's celebration of its iconic street food with vendors from across the city.
- [Yokohama Oktoberfest](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/yokohama-oktoberfest): Japan's largest German beer festival at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
- [Tokyo Ramen Show](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tokyo-ramen-show): Annual ramen festival in Tokyo gathering ramen shops from across Japan.
- [Sapporo Snow Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sapporo-snow-festival): Japan's most famous winter festival with massive snow and ice sculptures.
- [Yokote Kamakura Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/yokote-kamakura): Snow hut festival in Akita where visitors enjoy mochi and amazake inside igloos.
- [Asahikawa Winter Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/asahikawa-winter-festival): Hokkaido's second-largest winter festival with massive snow sculptures.
- [Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hirosaki-snow-lantern): Snow lantern festival at Hirosaki Castle with hundreds of snow lanterns.
- [Tateyama Snow Corridor](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tateyama-snow-corridor): Walk through 20-meter high snow walls on the Tateyama Alpine Route.
- [Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/shikotsu-ice-festival): Ice sculpture festival at Lake Shikotsu with illuminated ice creations.
- [Nagasaki Lantern Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nagasaki-lantern-festival): Spectacular Chinese lantern festival with 15,000 lanterns illuminating Nagasaki.
- [Nara Tokae](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nara-tokae): Over 20,000 candles illuminate the grounds around Nara Park temples.
- [Kamakura Bonbori Matsuri](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kamakura-bonbori): Lantern festival at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu with hand-painted paper lanterns.
- [Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nihonmatsu-chochin): Fukushima's spectacular lantern festival with 3,000 paper lanterns on floats.
- [Kobe Luminarie](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kobe-luminarie): Spectacular light art installation commemorating the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
- [Nabana no Sato Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nabana-no-sato-illumination): One of Japan's largest illumination events with millions of LED lights.
- [Tokyo Midtown Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tokyo-midtown-illumination): Elegant winter illumination at Tokyo Midtown with a starlight garden.
- [Sagamiko Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sagamiko-illumillion): Massive illumination at Sagamiko Resort with over 6 million lights.
- [Marunouchi Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/marunouchi-illumination): Champagne gold LED illumination along Marunouchi Naka-dori Avenue.
- [Sapporo White Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sapporo-white-illumination): Sapporo's winter illumination at Odori Park, Japan's oldest illumination event.
- [Sendai Pageant of Starlight](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sendai-pageant-of-starlight): Winter illumination along Sendai's zelkova-lined Jozenji-dori Avenue.
- [Omotesando Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/omotesando-illumination): Holiday illumination along Tokyo's chic Omotesando Avenue.
- [Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Christmas](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/yokohama-christmas-market): German-style Christmas market with illumination at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
- [Enoshima Illumination](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/enoshima-illumination): Winter illumination at Enoshima Island with ocean views.
- [Ueno Cherry Blossom Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/ueno-cherry-blossom): Popular cherry blossom viewing at Ueno Park with over 1,000 trees.
- [Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hirosaki-cherry-blossom): Stunning cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Castle with moat reflections.
- [Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kawazu-cherry-blossom): Early-blooming cherry blossom festival along the Kawazu River.
- [Fuji Shibazakura Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/fuji-shibazakura): Pink moss phlox carpet at the base of Mt. Fuji.
- [Hitachi Seaside Park Nemophila](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hitachi-nemophila): Breathtaking blue nemophila flower fields at Hitachi Seaside Park.
- [Arashiyama Autumn Leaves](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/arashiyama-autumn-leaves): Spectacular autumn foliage at Kyoto's famous Arashiyama district.
- [Miyajima Autumn Leaves](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/miyajima-autumn-leaves): Autumn foliage at Miyajima's Momijidani Park with deer and shrine views.
- [Shibazakura Festival Chichibu](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/chichibu-shibazakura): Pink moss phlox carpet at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu.
- [Fuji Rock Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/fuji-rock-festival): Japan's largest outdoor music festival at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata.
- [Summer Sonic](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/summer-sonic): Major rock festival held simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka.
- [Rising Sun Rock Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/rising-sun-rock-festival): All-night rock festival in Hokkaido, ending at sunrise.
- [Rock in Japan Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/rock-in-japan): One of Japan's largest rock festivals, held in Ibaraki.
- [Taiko Drum Festival Nippon Taiko](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nippon-taiko-festival): National taiko drumming festival showcasing Japan's powerful percussion tradition.
- [Sendai Jazz Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sendai-jazz-festival): Free street jazz festival along Sendai's tree-lined Jozenji-dori.
- [Kabuki at Kabukiza](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kabukiza-kabuki): Grand kabuki performances at Tokyo's iconic Kabukiza Theatre.
- [Minamiza Kaomise](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/minamiza-kaomise): Annual all-star kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theatre in December.
- [Noh at Itsukushima](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/itsukushima-noh): Noh performances on the floating stage at Itsukushima Shrine.
- [YOSAKOI Soran Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/yosakoi-soran-festival): Sapporo's dynamic dance festival blending Yosakoi and Soran traditions.
- [Bon Odori at Tsukiji Hongwanji](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/tsukiji-bon-odori): Iconic bon dance event at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple with modern DJ mixes.
- [Super Yosakoi](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/super-yosakoi): Tokyo's version of the Yosakoi dance festival held in Harajuku.
- [Eisa Festival Shinjuku](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/shinjuku-eisa-matsuri): Okinawan Eisa dance festival in the heart of Tokyo's Shinjuku.
- [Sakata Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sakata-matsuri): Festival in Yamagata featuring a grand procession and traditional performances.
- [Kobe Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kobe-matsuri): Kobe's biggest spring festival with samba parades and multicultural performances.
- [Nagoya Festival Parade](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/nagoya-festival-parade): Grand parade of the three great warlords — Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu.
- [Shuri Castle Festival](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/shuri-castle-festival): Grand procession recreating the Ryukyu Kingdom era at Shuri Castle.
- [Kobe Infiorata](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/kobe-infiorata): Italian-style flower petal art festival with floral carpet displays.
- [Ekiden (Hakone)](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/hakone-ekiden): Japan's most famous long-distance relay race from Tokyo to Hakone and back.
- [Sumo Grand Tournament](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sumo-grand-tournament): Official sumo tournaments held six times a year in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka.
- [Comiket](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/comiket): World's largest self-published comic book fair at Tokyo Big Sight.
- [Sasara Shishi Mai](https://festinjapan.jp/festivals/sasara-shishi-mai): Traditional lion dance performances across various shrines in Saitama.