Culture Seiryu-e Dragon Festival 2025 Sep 14th - Sep 15th The Seiryu-e festival is held every spring and autumn near Kiyomizu-dera. The Seiryu or blue dragon is believed to be a guardi..
Anime & Manga Takahata Isao Exhibition 2025 Jun 27th - Sep 15th Azabudai Hills Gallery is set to present a major retrospective exhibition on Takahata Isao, one of Japan’s most influential an..
Asakusa Samba Carnival 2025 Mid Sep Different floats with people in fascinating costumes on them including people singing or playing various musical instruments. There's..
Culture Saitama's Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival 2025 Jun 28th - Sep 15th The Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival in Kawagoe is the perfect way to celebrate summer in Japan.
Festivals Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2025 Mid Sep The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 year..
Culture Niigata Soh Odori 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 15th The Niigata Soh Odori is the largest dance-based festival on the Sea of Japan coastline, and it draws in hundreds of thousands of..
Culture Asahikawa Harvest Markets 2025 Mid Sep Kita no Megumi Tabe Marche is an annual event held in front of JR Asahikawa Station where locally produced food from Asahikawa,..
Culture Morioka Autumn Festival 2025 Mid Sep Each year in September, the streets of Morioka come alive to celebrate the arrival of Autumn. The Morioka Aki Matsuri of the Morioka..