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Last updated: April 2026

Fest in Japan (festinjapan.jp) is your guide to festivals, matsuri, and seasonal celebrations across Japan. From the Gion Matsuri in Kyoto to snow festivals in Hokkaido and fireworks displays along the Sumida River, our platform helps you plan around Japan's rich calendar of events. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you explore festivals on our website.

Using Fest in Japan means you accept the data practices set out in this policy. If you have concerns, please discontinue use of the site and reach out to us with questions.

1. Information We Collect

We keep data collection to a minimum while providing a comprehensive festival discovery experience. The following categories describe the information we may gather:

1.1 Local Storage Data

Fest in Japansaves your festival preferences in your browser's local storage so you can pick up where you left off without creating an account. This data is stored entirely on your device:

• Bookmarked Festivals: Festivals you save to your calendar or favorites list are recorded locally by their unique identifier.
• Regional Preferences: If you frequently explore festivals in a specific prefecture or region (e.g., Kansai, Tohoku, Okinawa), those preferences are stored to prioritize relevant results.
• Festival Search History: Recent queries by date, region, festival type (matsuri, hanami, fireworks, bon odori), or season are cached for convenient re-use.
• Calendar View Settings: Your preferred display mode (list vs. calendar view) and date range selections are saved locally.
• Seasonal Interests: Festivals you browse are analyzed locally to identify your preferred seasons (spring cherry blossom events, summer fireworks, autumn harvest festivals, winter illuminations).

1.2 Usage Data

Our analytics infrastructure automatically records the following when you visit Fest in Japan:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type, version, and language settings
• Device type and operating system
• Festival pages viewed, including event detail pages and area landing pages
• Time spent reviewing festival schedules, crowd information, and access directions
• Referral source that led you to Fest in Japan

1.3 Map and Location Data

Fest in Japan uses interactive maps to show festival venues and surrounding areas. When you use the map to find festivals near you, your browser may share your approximate location with our mapping provider if you grant permission. We do not persist your precise coordinates on our servers.

1.4 User-Provided Data

If you contact us to report outdated festival dates, submit a new event, correct venue information, or ask a question, we collect what you choose to share: typically your email address, name, and message content.

2. How We Use Your Information

Information gathered through Fest in Japan is applied to the following festival-specific purposes:

• Display upcoming festivals, matsuri, and seasonal events relevant to your region and time preferences
• Preserve your bookmarked festivals and calendar preferences across browsing sessions
• Determine which festival types, seasons, and regions attract the most interest to guide our editorial coverage
• Maintain accurate festival listings, including dates, times, crowd estimates, and access information
• Process user-submitted festival corrections and event suggestions
• Prevent misuse, automated scraping, or unauthorized redistribution of our festival data
• Generate anonymized statistics about festival tourism patterns across Japan's prefectures

3. Third-Party Services

We partner with the following third-party providers to operate Fest in Japan:

4. Cookies and Local Storage

Fest in Japan uses the following storage mechanisms:

• Analytics Cookies: Google Analytics sets cookies to measure how visitors navigate festival listings and seasonal content. These cookies expire after 2 years of inactivity.
• Local Storage — Bookmarks: Your saved festivals are stored in browser local storage using event-specific keys. Data persists until you clear it.
• Local Storage — Preferences: Your preferred festival regions, seasons, and types (fireworks, matsuri, illuminations, food festivals) are saved locally.
• Local Storage — Calendar State: Your chosen date range, view mode, and any applied filters are preserved in local storage for a consistent experience.

You can remove all locally stored data through your browser's settings. Disabling cookies will affect analytics but will not prevent you from discovering festivals.

5. Data Retention

Retention periods depend on the type of data collected:

• Analytics data: Google Analytics retains data for up to 14 months before automated deletion or aggregation.
• Server logs: Stored for up to 30 days to support security monitoring and error diagnosis.
• Contact submissions: Kept for up to 12 months to process festival date corrections and event submissions.
• Local storage data: Managed by you — data stays on your device until you choose to clear it.

6. Your Rights

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Japan's Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), you may be entitled to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete
• Request the deletion of your personal data
• Object to or restrict specific types of processing
• Obtain your data in a structured, portable format
• Withdraw consent at any point for consent-based processing
• Lodge a complaint with the appropriate data protection authority

Since Fest in Japan stores most personalization data in your browser, you have direct control over that data. For server-side data requests, please contact info@festinjapan.jp.

7. International Data Transfers

Fest in Japan is operated from Japan. Our festival database and core infrastructure reside in the Asia-Pacific region. However, third-party services like Google Analytics, Vercel, and Sentry may process data in other jurisdictions, including the United States. These providers employ transfer mechanisms such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to maintain data protection standards comparable to those in Japan and the EU.

8. Children's Privacy

While many Japanese festivals are family-friendly events, Fest in Japan as a website is designed for a general audience and does not specifically target children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at info@festinjapan.jp so we can take appropriate action.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to account for new features, changes in third-party services, or evolving legal requirements. Any revisions will be reflected by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Given that festival information is inherently seasonal, we encourage you to review this policy at the start of each festival season.

10. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, to exercise your data rights, or to submit a correction for a festival listing on Fest in Japan, please contact:

• Email: info@festinjapan.jp
• Website: festinjapan.jp

We make every effort to respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days.