Activities Paantu Festival in Okinawa 2025 Early Oct Okinawa's Miyakojima island celebrates the Paantu festival – an ancient form of exorcism involving supernatural creatures,..
Culture Tsubame Sanjo Factory Festival 2025 Oct 2nd - Oct 5th Tsubame Sanjo is a region of Niigata Prefecture well known for its manufacturing industry, specifically for metalwork, blacksmithing..
Culture Kanazawa Handmade Marche 2025 Oct 4th - Oct 5th The Kanazawa Handmade Marche is a celebration of crafts, food, and more, with approximately 1000 booths set to be present at the..
Culture Gifu Beer Festival 2025 Oct 4th - Oct 5th Held annually since 2015, the Gifu Beer Festival aims to promote regional revitalization through good brews and good food.
Dontsuku Festival 2025 Early Oct The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..
Culture Tsurugi Horai Festival 2025 Oct 4th - Oct 5th The Tsurugi Horai Matsuri is a festival held every October in Tsurugi, Hakusan. It has been running annually for over 800 years,..
Activities Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon 2025 Sunday - Oct 5th History and endurance meet at the Ueda Battlefield Half Marathon, taking place in early October in the scenic city of Ueda, Nagano..