Events in Japan

Miyazakijingu Festival 2025

Featuring a parade with traditional costumes and entertainment.

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.

Special Autumn Visit to Higashi Honganji Temple

Don’t miss Kyoto's Higashi Honganji Temple light-up this autumn. Enjoy breathtaking displays of ikebana and light, set against the majestic temple’s architecture.

Umekoji Handicrafts Market

Discover handmade treasures and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere at Kyoto’s Umekoji Handicrafts Market, a monthly gathering of artisans and creators.

Osaka Great Sky Art Fireworks

Osaka Bay Rinku Art Fireworks is a dazzling spectacle of light and sound, where cutting-edge pyrotechnics and music come together to create a mesmerizing show over the bay.

Midōsuji Runway

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

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.

Nigohachi Festival

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

Ishigaki Island Festival

Ishigaki Island plays host to a beautiful festival.

Ube Festival

The Ube Festival features parades, entrainment, food and more.

Fire-Walking Ceremony at Daiganji Temple

Get ready for some ritual fire-walking at the Hi-watari Festival.

Shitennoji Wasso Festival

The Shitennoji Wasso Festival celebrates those who have come to Japan from across Asia.

Karuizawa Momiji Festival

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

Atami Marine Sea Fireworks Festival 2025

The Atami Marine Fireworks have been lighting up the east coast of the Izu Peninsula since 1952.

Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival

Satisfy those gyoza cravings here.

teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live – GC

teamLab turns Mifuneyama Rakuen Park into a land of colorful projections and illuminations.

Shurijo Castle Revival Festival

Watch the huge procession of the Ryukyu Kingdom in all its glory

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Japan

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

Karatsu Kunchi Festival

One of Saga Prefecture's oldest and most popular festivals with enormous floats.

Hitaki Fire Festival at Fushimi Inari Shrine

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

Setouchi Triennale 2025

A world famous art festival in three parts.

Sake Spring Kyoto 2025

50 sake brewers from around Japan will be serving 150 different varieties of nihonshu (Japanese alcohol).

Gion Odori

One of the only geisha performance event to take place in fall, and just as the leaves begun to change color.