Festivals in Japan
923 Festivals · Show on map →
Month
Category
Regions
nearest first · by your approximate location — your address is only looked up, never stored
Esashi Gun 2Nemuro-shi 2Monbetsu Shi 2Abashiri-gun 1Nayoro Shi 1Akkeshi-gun 5Kushiro Shi 1Asahikawa 1Ashibetsu Shi 2Akabira Shi 1Nakagawa-gun 1Furano 1
Show 48 more
Kabato-gun 3Kamikawa-gun (Tokachi) 1Kasai-gun 1Iwamizawa Shi 2Ishikari Shi 2Hiroo-gun 1Hokkaidō 1Eniwa-shi 2Noboribetsu 1Muroran Shi 1Futami-gun 1Kayabe-gun 1Hiyama-gun 1Kamiiso-gun 1Mutsu 1Noheji 1Aomori 1Shimoshirogane-chō 3Morioka 1Hachirōgata 1Semboku 2Akita 1Asamai Park 1Chūō-ku 4Tome Shi 3Kurihara Shi 4Tōda Gun 4Provinz Mutsu 3Tomiya-shi 2Kurokawa-gun 2Aoba-ku 1Natori Shi 1Iwafune 1Nihonmatsu 1Niigata 1Provinz Echigo 2Hitachi 1Katakai, Niigata 1Nasukarasuyama 1Hitachinaka Shi 1Mito 1Moka 1Kanuma 1Jōetsu 1Itako 1Katori 3Iida-machi 1Koga Shi 1
Places
nearest first
Hamatonbetsu 1Abashiri 1Nemuro 2Mombetsu 2Akkeshi 5Kamikawa 1Honchō 2Heiwa-dōri Kaimono Kōen 1Ashibetsu 3Akabira 1Kikusuichō 3Ikutora 1Iwamizawa 2Ishikari 2Hiroo 1Sapporo 8Otaru 4Funama 1
Show 42 more
Eniwa 2Esashi 3Higashimorichō 1Hakodate 3Kikonai 2Asamushi Onsen 1Hachinohe 1Aomori 3Goshogawara 1Hirakawa 1Hirosaki Park 3Hirosaki 1Kazuno 2Ōdate 2Morioka 4Central Avenue 1Kamaishi 1Hachirougata 1Kakunodate 2Akita 1Daisen 2Yokote 4Tome 3Kurihara 5Wakuya 4Furukawa 2Tomiya 2Yoshioka 2Sendai 6Yamagata 2Kakuda 1Kaminoyama 1Fukushima 1Murakami 3Sukagawa 2Kanbara Shrine 1Aizu-Wakamatsu 1Chūō-ku 1Gosen 2Kamine Shrine 1Ojiya 2Hitachi-Naka 1
Film & media
Tokyo International Film Festival
international film festival held annually in Tokyo, Japan Tokio · Japan
October
every few years
Tradition & faith
Sapporo Snow Festival
festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan Odori-Park · Japan
February
Funfair & folk festival
Expo 2025
World Expo held in Osaka, Japan Amagasaki · Japan
April
one-off
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Gion Matsuri
festival in Kyoto city, Japan Yasaka-Schrein · Japan
July
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 year
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 years
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
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
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
Lights & fireworks
Kobe Luminarie
light festival in Kobe (Japan) Bahnhof Motomachi · Japan
December
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
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
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Kawagoe Hikawa Festival
Japanese traditional dance Hikawa Shrine · Japan
Tradition & faith
Kaze no bon
annual Japanese festival Toyama · Japan
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Nagasaki Kunchi
festival in Nagasaki, Japan Suwa-Schrein · Japan
October
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Tobata Gion Festival
Annual festival in Kyushu, Japan Kitakyushu · Japan
Film & media
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival
film festival in Japan Yamagata · Japan
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
Tradition & faith
UNESCO
Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival
Tsuchizaki Shinmeisha · Japan
Carnival
Samba Carnival of Asakusa
wiederkehrendes Straßenfest Asakusa · Japan
Tradition & faith
Hakata Dontaku
annual festival in Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka · Japan
Other festivals
Hiroshima Flower Festival
annual Flower Festival in Japan Hiroshima · Japan
May
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