August 2025: Top Events in Japan
A month of fireworks, fire festivals, traditional dance parades, and more.
A month of fireworks, fire festivals, traditional dance parades, and more.
Highlights include the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the Tenjin Festival in Osaka—two of Japan's most famous festivals.
Giant battling kites, a thousand-samurai march, and more.
Late-summer fireworks, manga fairs, the wild Danjiri Festival, and other fun.
An island packed with unusual festivals, Kyushu is the perfect destination for those looking for a unique adventure in Japan.
Gion Matsuri has so many free events. What can/should you actually spend money on?!
Some of the celebrations that often end in loss of life and limb...