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
Places
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
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Sapporo Snow Festival
festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan Odori-Park · Japan
🗓️ February
since 1950
🕯️ 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
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Oku-noto no Aenokoto
agricultural ritual held in Oku-Noto area, Ishikawa, Japan Okunoto · Japan
🕯️ 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
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Takayama Festival
Japanese festival Hie Shrine · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Akita Kantō
Japanese festival celebrated from 3–7 August in Akita, Japan Akita · Japan
🗓️ August
🕯️ 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
🕯️ 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
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival
Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha · Japan
since 1705
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Hakata Dontaku
annual festival in Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka · Japan
🕯️ 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
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Chagu Chagu Umakko
horse festival in Morioka, Japon Morioka · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Chichibu Night Festival
Chichibu Shrine's annual festival celebrated on the nights of December 1-6 Chichibu Shrine · Japan
🗓️ December
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Kōenji Awa Odori
Summer street festival in Tokyo, Japan Kōenji · Japan
🗓️ August
since 1957
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Fukagawa Matsuri
festival in Tokyo Tomioka Hachiman Shrine · Japan
since 1642
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Hinokuma Jingū
building in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Wakayama · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Ishidori Matsuri
festival in Kuwana, Mie, Japan Kuwana Sōsha · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Danjiri Matsuri festival in Japan Kishiwada · Japan
🗓️ September
since 1745
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Shingen-ko Festival
Annual traditional Japanese festival Kofu · Japan
since 1947
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Tado Festival
Japanese festival Tado Taisha · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Boro-ichi
Wakabayashi · Japan
🕯️ Tradition & faith
Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival
summer festival in Goshogawara, Japan Goshogawara · Japan
🗓️ August
🕯️ Tradition & faith UNESCO
Hirosaki Neputa
summer festival in Hirosaki, Japan Hirosaki · Japan
🗓️ August