Festivals in Japan
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Month
Category
Regions
Provinz Izumo 37Taki 36Provinz Ise 30Nyū-gun 14Kyōto 12Provinz Izumi 10Provinz Awa 8Provinz Kawachi 8Provinz Echizen 7Tokio 7Akkeshi-gun 5Hakata 5Provinz Iwami 5Chūō-ku 4Kurihara Shi 4Provinz Ōmi 4Sakai 4Tōda Gun 4Fujisawa Shi 3Hakata-ku 3Iruma 3Kabato-gun 3Kamisato 3Kamo 3Katori 3Nanao 3Osaka 3Provinz Bitchū 3Provinz Iga 3Provinz Mutsu 3Provinz Settsu 3Provinz Tango 3Shimoshirogane-chō 3Tome Shi 3Ashibetsu Shi 2Bunkyō 2Chichibu 2Eniwa-shi 2Esashi Gun 2Fukuoka 2Ishikari Shi 2Iwamizawa Shi 2Kita-ku 2Koganei 2Kokurakita-ku 2Kumano 2Kurokawa-gun 2Kuwana 2Monbetsu Shi 2Naka-ku 2Nemuro-shi 2Nishi-ku 2Oda 2Provinz Echigo 2Provinz Musashi 2Provinz Tajima 2Präfektur Aichi 2Saga 2Sayama-shi 2Semboku 2
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Izumo 16Matsue 15Saikū 15Tokio 15Ōka 15Fukuoka 11Kyoto 10Kasado 8Matsusaka 8Sapporo 8Japan 7Asahi 6Kyōto 6Sendai 6Yorii 6Akkeshi 5Hamada 5Kakegawa 5Kurihara 5Tokyo International Forum 5Yasugi 5Yotsutsuji 5Ōdai 5Fujisawa 4Hiroshima 4Matsumoto 4Morioka 4Osaka 4Otaru 4Suzuka 4Takaishi 4Takefu 4Tokyo 4Tsuruga 4Ueno-Park 4Wakuya 4Yasugichō 4Yokote 4Yufu 4Aomori 3Ashibetsu 3Chichibu Shrine 3Esashi 3Fukui-shi 3Hakodate 3Hirosaki Park 3Ibaraki 3Ishigami 3Kaga 3Kikusuichō 3Kishiwada 3Makuhari Messe 3Mashiko 3Matsudo 3Matsuyama 3Minato 3Murakami 3Nagaoka 3Nagasaki 3Sayama 3
🎬 Film & media
Tokyo International Film Festival
international film festival held annually in Tokyo, Japan Tokio · Japan
🗓️ October
every few yearssince 1985
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Sapporo Snow Festival
festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan Odori-Park · Japan
🗓️ February
since 1950
🎡 Funfair & folk festival
Expo 2025
World Expo held in Osaka, Japan Amagasaki · Japan
🗓️ Aprilone-off
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Gion Matsuri
festival in Kyoto city, Japan Yasaka-Schrein · Japan
🗓️ July
since 869
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Hōnen Matsuri
Japanese festival Tagata-jinja · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Jidai Matsuri
traditional Japanese festival in Kyoto Kyōto · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Aoi Matsuri
traditional Japanese Festival in Kyoto Kamo-Schrein · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival
festival in Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan Taihaku Dōri · Japan
🗓️ July
several times a yearsince 1241
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Gozan no Okuribi
Japanese festival Kyoto · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Karatsu Kunchi
festival in Japan Karatsu Shrine · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Sanja Matsuri
Shinto festival in Japan Asakusa-Schrein · Japan
🎬 Film & media
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
biennial Japanese festival Hiroshima · Japan
🗓️ August
every few yearssince 1985
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Oku-noto no Aenokoto
agricultural ritual held in Oku-Noto area, Ishikawa, Japan Okunoto · Japan
🎬 Film & media
Yokohama Film Festival
Japanese film awards ceremony Yokohama · Japan
🗓️ February
since 1980
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Japanese summer festival Aomori · Japan
🗓️ August
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Kanda Matsuri
Japanese festival that takes place in Kanda, Tokyo Kanda Myōjin · Japan
🗓️ May
every few years
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Hachinohe Sansha Taisai
festival of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan Hachinohe · Japan
since 1721
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Mibu no Hana Taue
Rice transplanting ritual in Hiroshima, Japan Yae · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Hitachi Fūryūmono
Japanese festival with puppets Kamine Shrine · Japan
since 1695
🎆 Lights & fireworks
Kobe Luminarie
light festival in Kobe (Japan) Bahnhof Motomachi · Japan
🗓️ December
since 1995
🎆 Lights & fireworks
Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
Fireworks show in Japan Sumida · Japan
🗓️ July
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Takayama Festival
Japanese festival Hie Shrine · Japan
🎬 Film & media
Tokyo Filmex
international film festival held annually in Tokyo, Japan Tokio · Japan
🗓️ November
since 2000
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Akita Kantō
Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan Akita · Japan
🗓️ August
🎵 Music
Fuji Rock Festival
music festival Naeba Ski Resort · Japan
since 1997
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Kawagoe Hikawa Festival
Japanese traditional dance Hikawa Shrine · Japan
since 1648
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Kaze no bon
annual Japanese festival Toyama · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Nagasaki Kunchi
festival in Nagasaki, Japan Suwa-Schrein · Japan
🗓️ October
since 1634
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Tobata Gion Festival
Annual festival in Kyushu, Japan Kitakyushu · Japan
since 1803
🎬 Film & media
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
film festival in Japan Yamagata · Japan
since 1989
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Kakunodate Festival
Japanese festival Kakunodate · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Owari Tsushima Tennō Festival
annual festival in Tsushima, Aichi, Japan Tsushima Shrine · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Sannō Matsuri
major Shinto festival in Tokyo held biennially in June Hie-Schrein · Japan
🗓️ June
🎭 Art, theatre & dance
Setouchi Triennale
art festival in Seto Inland Sea Megijima · Japan
since 2010
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival
Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha · Japan
since 1705
🎊 Carnival
Samba Carnival of Asakusa
wiederkehrendes Straßenfest Asakusa · Japan
since 1981
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Hakata Dontaku
annual festival in Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka · Japan
🎉 Other festivals
Hiroshima Flower Festival
annual Flower Festival in Japan Hiroshima · Japan
🗓️ May
since 1977
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Onbashira
festival held every six years in the Lake Suwa area of Nagano, Japan Suwa-Taisha · Japan
every few years
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Tenjin Matsuri
Annual festival in Japan Ōsaka Tenman-gū · Japan
since 951