Events in Japan

Tobata Gion Yamagasa Festival

See the tall Yamagasa floats illuminating the Tobata night.

Yamaguchi Gion Matsuri

The highlight of this festival is an elegant dance performed in heron costumes.

Kihoku Lantern Festival 2025

Picture a large lantern floating in a harbor with evening fireworks.

Nagoya July Grand Sumo Tournament

The fourth of Japan's six largest Sumo tournaments in Nagoya.

Notojima Kōda Fire Festival

This is one of Japan's biggest fire festivals.

Kuwana Suigo Fireworks Festival

Celebrates the completion of the Ise Bridge in 1934 by enjoying underwater fireworks and a festival atmosphere.

Beppu Fire Sea Festival

See one of Kyushu's largest firework displays

Ono Hiyoshi Shrine Sanno Festival

Marvel at lion dances and demons at this unique festival with wonderfully unusual costumes.

Minato Maizuru Chatta Fireworks Festival

This event finishes with a display of fireworks launched from a ship in the bay.

Nagasaki Port Festival

A summer festival in one of Japan's most beautiful seaside spots.

The Japan International Birdman Rally

People in human powered flying machines throw themselves off a jetty and into a lake.

Naoetsu Gion Festival

In July each year, there are a number of Gion festivals that happen throughout Japan (the most famous of which happens in Kyoto). This one happens in Joetsu City in Niigata. What happens? The …

Gion Festival 2025

Gion Festival is a month-long festival in Kyoto.

Sumiyoshi Festival

A three day festival at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine.

Kyoto Honganji Temple Bon Dance

Modern music meets traditional at this Bon Odori dance just north of Kyoto Station.

Umekoji Handicrafts Market

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

Hirakawa Neputa Festival

Enjoy the sight of one of Japan's biggest floats at this beautiful festival.

Okazaki Fireworks Festival

Enjoy one of the most beautiful and largest firework shows in all of Aichi

Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival

The crowds get pretty huge at this long running fireworks festival.

Nagaoka Fireworks Festival

Get ready for fireworks, float parades, and folk dance processions.

World Cosplay Summit 2025

Join in as the streets of Nagoya fill with the very best cosplayers in the world.

Hinokuni Festival

Enjoy one of Kumamoto City's summer festivals

Takabocchi Kogen Horse Race

Spend your day horsing around at this horse race with plenty of other fun activities.

Morioka Sansa Odori Dance Festival

Keen to see one of Tohoku's liveliest festivals? Get all the details here on the Morioka Sansa Odori Dance Festival.