Festival Events in Japan

Suminoe Art Beat

Celebrate creativity at Suminoe Art Beat in Osaka, featuring art, food, and a giant duck.

Hitaki Fire Festival at Fushimi Inari Shrine

Fire up your autumn with the Hitaki Fire Festival at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan

Experience Halloween like never before at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

Kagoshima Ohara Festival

Join in one of the largest festivals in Kyūshū.

Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival

Board tall ships with billowing sails, see races, cruises, evening light-ups and fireworks.

Karuizawa Momiji Festival

Experience some of the very best autumn foliage Japan has to offer.

Nigohachi Festival

Get what you need from this large market that takes over Higashiomi in Shiga Prefecture.

Midōsuji Runway

Part of Midōsuji Avenue in Osaka will burst with live music, traditional performances, and parades.

Kyoto Experiment

Kyoto Experiment Festival is an annual showcase of cutting-edge contemporary art and theater, blending international talent with local culture in a series of thought-provoking performances.

Jidai Matsuri: Kyoto’s Historical Parade 2025

This one's for the history buffs.

Nikkō Tōshogū Shrine Autumn Grand Festival

Experience the grandeur of the Shōgun's army.

Kangetsu no Yube: Kyoto Full Moon Viewing

Float on a boat in a pond under a clear autumn moon.

Tanbo Art

See some of the largest forms of living art - fields grown into enormous murals.

Hannan City Yagura Festival 2025

See Japan's traditional yagura towers up close at this unique festival.

Kyoto Intercollegiate Festa

The Intercollegiate Festa is organized by the students of Kyoto.

Nagasaki Kunchi Festival

This vibrant celebration of Nagasaki's multicultural history is not to be missed.

Dontsuku “Penis Festival”

A traditional fertility festival held in a small Shizuoka onsen town.

Zuiki Festival

Celebrate autumn in Kyoto with the Zuiki Matsuri at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, a vibrant festival filled with history, lively processions, and intricate portable shrines decorated with crops.

Aizu Samurai Festival

Celebrate the Aizu Festival, featuring samurai processions, sword dances, and traditional performances.

Mozu Hachiman Shrine Autumn Festival

This annual Moon-Viewing Festival features the spectacular Futon Daiko — massive, beautifully adorned floats.

Uneme Festival

A somber, but beautiful festival in Nara.

Katakai Fireworks Festival

Experience the world’s largest firework and over 15,000 fireworks lighting up the sky across two spectacular nights.

Misawa Air Base Festival in Aomori

Indulge in your love of planes and fighter jets with this annual festival.

Minami-Mido Osaka Bon Dance

Osaka's biggest bon dance festival is back — and lovable mascot Button-kun will be making an appearance, too!