Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 Fireworks
From sacred shrine illuminations to fierce pyrotechnic showdowns, each fireworks display tells a story. It all culminates in a dazzling 30-minute finale on 23 July.
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Omagari Fireworks Festival Spring
Who says fireworks are just for summer? Akita's Omagari Fireworks Festival returns with its spring edition.
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Kyoto Vegan Gourmet Festival Spring
Broaden your plant-based horizons at the Kyoto Vegan Gourmet Festival.
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Atami Marine Sea Fireworks Festival 2025
The Atami Marine Fireworks have been lighting up the east coast of the Izu Peninsula since 1952.
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Kintaikyō Bridge Festival
Enjoy the festival atmosphere at this traditional and years old recreation of the return of the Daimyo.
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Spring Kemari Festival
This Nara festival features beautiful processions, rituals, and eventually a game of kemari.
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Miyako Odori Geiko Performance
Celebrate spring in Kyoto with the annual Miyako Odori, a performance by Kyoto's geisha.
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Heijō-kyō Tenpyō Festival
Relive the days when Nara was the capital of Japan. Expect re-enactments, a noble banquet, parades, and more.
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Nyanko Expo 2025
Join 300 popular feline-living artists from all over Japan at this large cat goods event in Osaka.
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Kamo Kurabeuma Horse Racing Ritual
The Kamo Kurabeuma Horse Racing Ritual at Kamigamo Shrine is an ancient celebration featuring sacred horse races and traditional rituals.
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Saku Hot-Air Balloon Festival
The Saku Balloon Festival fills the skies with colorful hot-air balloons during Golden Week.
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Mamada Snake Festival
At the Mamada Snake Festival, giant handmade snakes move through town in a ritual to bring rain and good harvests. The festival’s high point? A spirited water ceremony where the snakes end up in …
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Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races
Feel the beat of the drum at Okinawa's biggest dragon boat races
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Hamamatsu Festival
The Hamamatsu Festival celebrates the birth of children and falls on Children's Day (May 5).
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Hiroshima Flower Festival
The Hiroshima Flower Festival is a lot more than a simple flower show.
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Shinkawa Market Festival
Head to the Shinkawa Market Festival and see the fox's wedding parade.
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Osaka Nemophila Festival
CancelledTwo blues meet when a million nemophila flowers bloom in front of Osaka Bay.
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Hiokayama Cherry Blossom Illuminations
Over 300 lanterns softly light a tunnel of blooming cherry trees at Hiokayama Park.
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