Culture Shitamachi Furusato Bon Odori Festival 2025 Mid Aug The Shitamachi Ueno Furusato Bon Odori Festival started in 2017 as a way for businesses and organizations in the Ueno Okachimachi..
Chiyoda Kawasegaki Festival 2025 Mid Aug The solemn yet beautiful Chiyoda Kawasegaki Festival is an event which includes reciting sutras and floating lanterns as a memorial..
Culture Starry Sky Film Festival 2025 Early - Mid Aug The Starry Sky Film Festival has become one of Nagano Prefecture's most-loved summer traditions, and it's held in the beautiful..
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2025 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Activities Hokuryu Sunflower Festival 2025 Late Jul - Late Aug The summer months in Japan see a number of sunflower festivals pop up on the calendar, and one of the best is Hokkaido's Hokuryu..
Food Uono River Ayu Festival 2025 Late Aug The Uono River is a popular spot for fishing, and the most notable catch is ayu, or sweet fish. The Uono River Ayu Festival serves..
Festivals Anamori Inari Shrine Lantern Festival 2025 Late Aug In late August, gather with the Kamata locals to light a candle and make a wish on one of hundreds of handmade lanterns.