OfficialOn nowKuromon Ichiba Market
Known as 'Osaka's Kitchen,' this 580-metre covered arcade packs around 150 stalls of fresh seafood, grilled crab, sea urchin, wagyu skewers and street snacks.
2026/07/01 08:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialOn nowSapporo Odori Beer Garden
Japan's largest outdoor beer garden takes over Odori Park each summer, with rival breweries pouring ice-cold draft under the open sky.
2026/07/21 12:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialOn nowAkeno Sunflower Festival 2026
Around 600,000 sunflowers blaze across the Yatsugatake foothills, lit up after dark for a glowing field beneath the night sky.
2026/07/25 09:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowHirosaki Neputa Matsuri 2026 | Dates, Grandstand Seats & Access
Hirosaki's own summer lantern parade (Aug 1–7, 2026) — fan-shaped floats and a calmer chant that set it apart from nearby Aomori Nebuta.
2026/08/01 19:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowAomori Nebuta Matsuri
Giant illuminated warrior floats are paraded through Aomori nightly as chanting dancers leap alongside in a blaze of color.
2026/08/02 19:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowAkita Kanto Matsuri 2026 | Dates, Times & the Balanced-Pole Night Parade
Akita's Kanto Matsuri lights up Kanto Odori with about 280 bamboo poles and 10,000 lanterns, balanced on foreheads, hips and palms like glowing rice sheaves.
2026/08/03 18:45 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowAkita Kanto Festival 2026
Performers balance towering bamboo poles strung with dozens of glowing lanterns on their palms, foreheads and shoulders.
2026/08/03 18:50 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowYamagata Hanagasa Festival 2026
Some 10,000 dancers twirl flower-adorned straw hats to the rhythmic cry of 'Yassho, makasho!' in one of Tohoku's biggest parades.
2026/08/05 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowNara Tokae Lantern Festival
On summer nights, 20,000 candles flicker across Nara Park's historic grounds in a serene sea of gentle light.
2026/08/05 19:00 NaraFree
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OfficialOn nowSendai Tanabata Festival 2026: Dates, Access & Highlights
Sendai Tanabata Festival 2026 (Aug 6–8): the fixed dates, the giant paper streamers, the Aug 5 fireworks, 5-min access from Sendai Station, and what to see.
2026/08/06 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialOn nowSendai Tanabata Festival
Japan's grandest star festival drapes Sendai's arcades in thousands of giant, handmade paper streamers.
2026/08/06 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialThis weekendLake Biwa Grand Fireworks Festival 2026
Around 12,000 fireworks reflect off Japan's largest lake near Otsu in a 40th-anniversary show fused with drones and lasers.
2026/08/06 19:30 KyotoFree
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OfficialThis weekendAsagaya Tanabata Festival 2026: Aug 7-11 Dates & Access
Asagaya Tanabata Festival 2026 runs Aug 7–11, free, rain or shine. Tokyo's arcade tanabata is famous for giant handmade papier-mâché figures of the year's characters, right by JR Asagaya Station.
2026/08/07 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialThis weekendFukushima Waraji Matsuri 2026 | Dates, Access & Highlights
Fukushima Waraji Matsuri 2026 (Aug 7–9) parades a 12m, 2-ton straw sandal past the station before offering it to Haguro Shrine.
2026/08/07 18:30 Across JapanFree
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OfficialThis weekendNiigata Matsuri 2026 | Dates, Fireworks & the Folk Dance Parade
Niigata Matsuri 2026 runs Aug 7–9: a 15,000-dancer folk parade on the 7th, then a Shinano River fireworks finale on the 9th.
2026/08/07 19:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialThis weekendAwa Odori Dance Festival
Japan's most famous dance festival: 100,000 dancers and a million spectators fill Tokushima with rhythm every August.
2026/08/12 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingTottori Shan-Shan Matsuri 2026 | Dates, the Umbrella Dance & Venue (62nd Edition)
Tottori's Guinness-record umbrella dance returns Aug 13–14, 2026 for its 62nd edition — free to watch along the city-center parade route.
2026/08/13 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingGujo Odori 2026 All-Night Dance: How to Get There (First-Timer's Guide)
Gujo Odori 2026's all-night Tetsuya Odori runs over Obon, Aug 13-16, from 8 pm to 4-5 am. The stage is the old castle town of Gujo-Hachiman in Gifu, about a 20-min walk from Gujo-Hachiman Station. Verified dates, venue and access for first-timers.
2026/08/13 20:00Free
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OfficialUpcomingDaiichi Makishi Public Market
Naha's vibrant 'kitchen': vivid Okinawan reef fish, pork and produce downstairs, then a 'mochiagari' service cooks your picks at the upstairs eateries.
2026/08/15 08:00 OkinawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingLake Suwa Fireworks Festival 2026
Around 40,000 fireworks erupt over Lake Suwa, their booms echoing off the surrounding mountains in one of central Japan's most spectacular summer displays.
2026/08/15 19:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingFukagawa Hachiman Matsuri (Tomioka Hachimangu Grand Festival)
One of Edo's three great festivals returns to its full triennial form in 2026, with 50+ mikoshi paraded as spectators drench bearers in purifying water.
2026/08/16 07:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingArashiyama Toro Nagashi (Lantern Floating)
Thousands of memorial lanterns drift down the Oi River below Arashiyama as the 'Torii-gata' bonfire of the Gozan Okuribi blazes on the hillside above.
2026/08/16 19:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingNishimonai Bon Odori 2026
Masked dancers in black hikosa-zukin hoods and deep amigasa hats sway through torchlit streets at one of Japan's three great Bon Odori, 700+ years old.
2026/08/16 19:30 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingYamaga Lantern Festival (Yamaga Toro Matsuri)
A thousand women dance through summer night with golden paper lanterns glowing on their heads — Kumamoto's most ethereal festival.
2026/08/16 20:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKyoto Gozan no Okuribi 2026
Giant kanji and shapes blaze on five mountains around Kyoto to send ancestral spirits home at the close of Obon.
2026/08/16 20:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTakasaki Matsuri Grand Fireworks Display 2026
Roughly 15,000 shells light up the Karasugawa River in under an hour -- the fast, dense fireworks night that opens Gunma's biggest annual festival.
2026/08/22 19:30 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingShinjo Matsuri 2026
Twenty towering yatai floats - hand-built from scratch every year and dressed as scenes from kabuki and legend - parade the streets of Shinjo each August 24-26. This 260-plus-year-old UNESCO-listed float festival reaches a milestone in 2026: its 270th staging.
2026/08/24 15:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingMinato Mirai Festival Fireworks 2026
A rapid-fire summer fireworks night lights up Minato Mirai 21 over Rinko Park and the Yokohama waterfront.
2026/08/24 18:30 YokohamaFree
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OfficialUpcomingYoshida Fire Festival (Yoshida no Himatsuri) 2026
To mark the close of Mt. Fuji's climbing season, around seventy three-meter torches blaze along the streets of Fujiyoshida — counted among Japan's three most unusual festivals.
2026/08/26 15:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingNippon Domannaka Festival (Domatsuri)
Nagoya's huge late-summer dance festival fills the city center with hundreds of energetic teams in a riot of color and choreography.
2026/08/28 11:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialUpcomingOkinawa Zento Eisa Festival
Okinawa's biggest eisa festival, where drum troupes from across the islands perform thunderous traditional dance under summer skies.
2026/08/28 15:00 OkinawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingNoboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri 2026 (Hell Festival)
Noboribetsu's hot-spring Hell Festival returns Aug 29-30, 2026: a giant demon float, the 1-ton Oni Mikoshi, mass demon-dancing and fireworks -- free to attend.
2026/08/29 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingNara Basara Festival 2026
Nara's energetic summer counterpoint — vivid street-dance teams parade past Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha and Sanjo-dori.
2026/08/29 11:00 NaraFree
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OfficialUpcomingAsakusa Samba Carnival
Tokyo's biggest samba parade fills Asakusa with feathered dancers and thundering bateria as competing teams vie for the championship along Umamichi Street.
2026/08/29 13:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTokyo Koenji Awa Odori 2026
Tokyo's own Awa dance takes over Koenji's backstreets as 10,000-plus dancers in 'ren' troupes whirl through the summer night.
2026/08/29 17:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingOwara Kaze no Bon 2026
By lantern light, faceless dancers in straw hats move with hushed grace to mournful kokyu strings through old Yatsuo's stone lanes.
2026/09/01 17:00 Across JapanFree
© さかおり · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingMeguro Sanma Festival 2026
A quirky Tokyo street festival born from a comic rakugo tale, where charcoal-grilled Pacific saury is served with sudachi citrus to long, happy queues.
2026/09/06 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingKakunodate Festival 2026
Every September 7-9, the samurai town of Kakunodate fills with towering yama floats carrying warrior dolls by day; after dark comes the yamabuttsuke, when two floats that refuse to yield are rammed together in a thunderous, adrenaline-charged test of nerve.
2026/09/07 09:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingSapporo Autumn Fest
A three-week harvest food festival in Odori Park celebrating Hokkaido's bounty — fresh seafood, ramen, sweets, wine and local produce.
2026/09/11 10:00 SapporoFree
© Qiuqizhenghong · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingKatakai Festival Fireworks 2026
The birthplace of the giant 'sanshakudama', this Niigata shrine festival fires the world's largest fireworks shell — a four-shaku, 800kg behemoth.
2026/09/11 19:30 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingVietnam Festa Kanagawa 2026: Dates, Venue & Access
Vietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2026 (Sep 12–13, Yokohama): pho, ao dai shows and water puppets on the bayfront, free — verified dates, venue and access.
2026/09/12 10:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialUpcomingHojoya Festival at Hakozakigu Shrine
For seven nights, around 500 food and game stalls line Hakozakigu's approach as a million visitors mark autumn's arrival — Fukuoka's great harvest festival.
2026/09/12 10:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingFukuoka International Center — Exchange Events
The city's foreigner-friendly hub runs welcome events, language exchange salons, homestay visits and 'warm fellowship' gatherings where locals and internationals mingle.
2026/09/12 13:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingKishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Teams haul massive wooden festival floats at full sprint through Kishiwada's streets in one of Japan's most thrilling matsuri.
2026/09/19 06:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingAizu Festival 2026
Some 600 people parade in full samurai costume through Aizuwakamatsu in a 'Lord's Procession' honouring the clan that made a famous last stand in Japan's last civil war.
2026/09/19 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKashiwa Matsuri 2026
Chiba's biggest street festival draws up to 800,000 visitors -- and in 2026 it moves from its traditional late-July weekend to September 19-20 because of record summer heat.
2026/09/19 13:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingFujisaki Hachimangu Boshita Matsuri 2026
Kumamoto's biggest autumn festival runs Sept 20-21, 2026: about 60 decorated parade horses and a twice-daily armored procession fill the streets, free to watch.
2026/09/20 06:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingNamaste India 2026
Japan's largest Indian festival fills Yoyogi Park with curry stalls, chai, sari shops, Bollywood dance and classical music — a two-day plunge into India in the heart of Tokyo.
2026/09/26 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingMatsue Suitoro 2026
Matsue's castle and canals glow with lanterns every weekend from Sept 26-Oct 18, 2026, 18:00-21:00 -- a quiet, romantic alternative to Japan's big-city illuminations.
2026/09/26 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingMunakata Taisha Autumn Festival — Miare-sai 2026
Around 100 fishing boats escort three deities' mikoshi across the sea at this World Heritage shrine's grand autumn festival.
2026/10/01 09:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingCaribbean Latin America Street Ueno 2026
The Ueno Park edition of the free Caribbean-Latin street fair — Latin food, mojitos, salsa and reggae beside the fountain plaza in one of Tokyo's most famous parks.
2026/10/03 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingNihonmatsu Lantern Festival
Seven towering floats, each carrying 300+ glowing red lanterns, parade through Fukushima nights to the beat of taiko in one of Japan's three great lantern festivals.
2026/10/03 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingNagasaki Kunchi Festival
A 380-year-old shrine festival blending Japanese, Chinese and Dutch flair — spinning dragon dances, whirling umbrella floats and roaring 'Motte-koi' chants.
2026/10/07 07:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingMarimo Festival 2026
For three days every October 8-10, Ainu elders at Lake Akan hold sacred kamuinomi prayers, a torchlit lakeside parade, and a ceremonial send-off of the marimo algae balls into the water - a tradition dating to 1950 that protects the lake's famous round colonies, a Japanese Special Natural Monument since 1952.
2026/10/08 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingBelgian Beer Weekend Kyoto 2026
UNESCO-listed Belgian beer culture lands in front of Kyoto's Higashi-Honganji temple — dozens of imported brews, frites, waffles and live music in an open-air city festival.
2026/10/08 12:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTakayama Autumn Festival (Hachiman Matsuri)
Eleven gilded Edo-era floats parade through old Takayama by day, then glow with 100+ lanterns at dusk in one of Japan's three most beautiful festivals.
2026/10/09 09:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialUpcomingSawara Grand Festival: Autumn 2026
Fourteen giant wooden floats, each topped by a towering doll of a legendary hero, are hauled through the canal-side 'Little Edo' streets of Sawara to lilting Sawara-bayashi music every autumn - October 9-11 in 2026 - in one of the Kanto region's three great float festivals, just a day-trip from Tokyo.
2026/10/09 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKotohira-gu Reitaisai 2026
Konpira-san's biggest festival (Oct 9-11, 2026): once a year the mountain deity 'comes down' -- a ~600-strong procession carries the mikoshi 2km through Kotohira by torchlight.
2026/10/09 16:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingWorld Festa Yokohama
A free international food-and-culture fair at seaside Yamashita Park: 50+ stalls of global cuisine and world music and dance performances on stage.
2026/10/10 10:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialUpcomingNagoya Festival (Three Heroes Parade)
Nagoya's biggest autumn party crowns Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu in armor, leading a 600-strong procession from the station to Nagoya Castle.
2026/10/10 10:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialUpcomingNaha Great Tug-of-War Festival
Join thousands pulling the world's largest straw rope through Naha in this Guinness-record Okinawan autumn festival.
2026/10/11 11:00 OkinawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingNaha Great Tug-of-War Festival
Tens of thousands grab a Guinness-record 200m rope and heave for 30 minutes in the middle of Naha's main road — Okinawa's most thunderous autumn spectacle.
2026/10/11 14:30 OkinawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingCEATEC 2026
Japan's premier tech expo, where AI, robotics, mobility and IoT from hundreds of companies and startups go hands-on under one roof.
2026/10/13 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingNada no Kenka Matsuri 2026 (Fighting Festival)
Three portable shrines are violently crashed together as seven ornate floats clash in Japan's most famous 'fighting festival.'
2026/10/14 10:00 Across JapanFree
© Midori (Wikimedia user) · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingNiihama Taiko Festival 2026
Fifty-four golden, 5.5-metre taiko-dai floats are hoisted by 150-strong crews in one of Shikoku's three great festivals.
2026/10/16 08:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail
Walk ancient moss-covered pilgrimage paths through the forested Kii Mountains to sacred Kumano shrines, a UNESCO World Heritage route.
2026/10/17 08:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingCaribbean Latin America Street Yoyogi 2026
Tacos, jerk chicken and mojitos meet salsa and reggae rhythms — a free, sun-soaked open-air fair celebrating Caribbean and Latin American culture along Yoyogi Park's avenue.
2026/10/17 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingKawagoe Matsuri
In Tokyo's 'Little Edo', towering tiered floats with revolving dolls roll past kurazukuri warehouses and clash in 'Hikkawase' flute-and-drum face-offs.
2026/10/17 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingNikko Irohazaka & Kegon Falls Autumn Foliage
The hairpin Irohazaka road climbs through a moving gradient of red and gold to Lake Chuzenji, where the 97-m Kegon Falls plunges past blazing maples.
2026/10/18 08:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTokyo Ramen Show
Japan's largest ramen festival gathers 36 famous shops from Hokkaido to Kyushu under one open-air roof in Komazawa Park — one steaming bowl at a time.
2026/10/22 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingJidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages)
A 2-km parade of 2,000 people in meticulously accurate costumes marches through 1,000 years of Kyoto history, from Heian nobles to Meiji revolutionaries.
2026/10/22 12:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingKurama Fire Festival (Kurama no Hi Matsuri)
Men in loincloths haul flaming 80-kg torches through a mountain village after dark in one of Kyoto's wildest, most primal night festivals.
2026/10/22 18:00 KyotoFree
© ja:User:Si-take. · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingHakata Okunchi 2026: Dates, the Ox-Cart Parade & Access
Hakata Okunchi 2026 (Oct 23–24) is Kushida Shrine's free autumn festival in Fukuoka — a 1,200-year harvest rite, famous for the Oct 24 ox-cart procession. Dates, schedule, access.
2026/10/23 10:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingEarth Garden Autumn 2026
A laid-back eco-minded community fair in Yoyogi Park — organic food, world music, crafts and a mellow forest atmosphere that draws Tokyo's international and creative crowd.
2026/10/24 10:00 TokyoFree
© zannaland · CC BY-SA 2.0OfficialUpcomingImari Tonten-ton Festival 2026
One of Japan's three great 'fighting' festivals, where teams ram a giant drum-float and mikoshi together to a thundering 'ton-ten-ton' beat.
2026/10/24 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingHiroshima Food Festival
Hiroshima's biggest autumn food fair fills the grounds of Hiroshima Castle with okonomiyaki, oysters, lemons and gourmet stalls from every corner of the prefecture.
2026/10/24 10:00 HiroshimaFree
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OfficialUpcomingIkebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2026
Japan's largest cosplay event transforms Ikebukuro's Sunshine City into a sea of 20,000+ costumed fans, with stages, parades and city-wide photo spots.
2026/10/24 16:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingSaga International Balloon Fiesta 2026 | Dates, Venue & Tickets
**The Saga International Balloon Fiesta 2026 runs Oct 30–Nov 3, 2026 on the banks of the Kase River in eastern Saga City, and it's completely free to watch.** Asia's largest sky-sports event fills the Kyushu sky with 100+ hot-air balloons, drawing over 800,000 visitors across five days.
2026/10/30 06:30 FukuokaFree
© Pekachu · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingKanda Curry Grand Prix 2026: Oct 31-Nov 1 (Official Site) - Free Entry, 20 Shops
Kanda Curry Grand Prix 2026 is set for Oct 31-Nov 1, 2026, per the official site (checked Jul 2026; still marked provisional). Free entry -- about 20 finalist shops from Kanda's 400+ curry houses, and visitor voting crowns the champion.
2026/10/31 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingRoppongi Art Night 2026
An all-night art festival turns Roppongi into an open-air gallery, with installations, performances and museums glowing from dusk till dawn.
2026/10/31 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingShibuya Halloween 2026: Status, Rules & What's Banned
No official 2026 Halloween announcement from Shibuya City yet (as of July 2026) — details usually land in early October. Confirmed now: a year-round street-drinking ban (6PM–5AM) has covered Shibuya Station since Oct 2024, and 2023–2025 saw escalating crowd-control measures.
2026/10/31 18:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingOnomichi Betcha Festival 2026
Three costumed demons roam the streets of hillside Onomichi, tapping children with sticks to bring them good health.
2026/11/01 09:00 HiroshimaFree
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OfficialUpcomingKorankei Valley Autumn Foliage (Momiji Festival)
Over 4,000 maples of 11 varieties set Aichi's Korankei gorge ablaze in crimson, with evening light-ups reflecting on the Tomoe River until 9 p.m.
2026/11/01 09:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialUpcomingIshigaki Island Festival 2026
The Yaeyama Islands' biggest festival fills central Ishigaki with a citizens' parade, island music and a closing fireworks display over the harbour town.
2026/11/01 11:00 OkinawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingKagoshima Ohara Matsuri 2026 | Dates, Tenmonkan & How It Differs from the Shibuya Version
The original Kagoshima Ohara Matsuri (Nov 2–3, 2026) fills Tenmonkan with 16,500+ dancers — not to be confused with Tokyo's May Shibuya version.
2026/11/02 18:50 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKaratsu Kunchi Festival
Fourteen colossal lacquered floats — golden lions, samurai helmets and dragons up to 7 m tall — are dragged through town and onto a beach where they sink in sand.
2026/11/02 19:30 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingMidosuji Illumination 2026
Osaka's grand boulevard glows for winter as kilometres of ginkgo trees light up from Umeda to Namba in a record-setting display.
2026/11/03 17:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingTori-no-Ichi (Rooster Market)
On November's rooster days, Asakusa's Otori Shrine fills with stalls selling glittering 'kumade' rakes meant to scoop up luck and fortune for the year ahead.
2026/11/07 10:00 TokyoFree
© Fuchu · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingTsuchiura All-Japan Fireworks Competition 2026
One of Japan's three great fireworks competitions, where rival pyrotechnicians fire 20,000 shells over the Sakuragawa river to be crowned the nation's best.
2026/11/07 17:30 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingFiesta de España 2026
Japan's biggest Spanish festival brings giant paella pans, flamenco, sevillanas contests and Iberian wine to Yoyogi Park for two passionate autumn days.
2026/11/14 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingArashiyama Autumn Leaves
Kyoto's Arashiyama bursts into crimson and gold each November, with mountain temples, a scenic train and bamboo groves.
2026/11/15 08:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTokyo Winter Illuminations (Roppongi & Marunouchi)
From late autumn, Tokyo's avenues glow: Roppongi's blue keyaki-zaka and Marunouchi's golden champagne lights dazzle nightly.
2026/11/15 17:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingInter BEE 2026
Japan's largest media, broadcast and pro-AV technology show—cameras, audio, lighting, XR and content tech under one roof.
2026/11/18 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingIzumo Taisha Kamiari-sai 2026
Every god in Japan is said to gather at Izumo Taisha for Kamiari-zuki (Nov 9-Dec 8, 2026) -- the one shrine where the 'godless month' becomes the 'month with gods'.
2026/11/18 19:00 Across JapanFree
© senngokujidai4434 · CC BY 2.0OfficialUpcomingSapporo White Illumination 2026 | Dates, Venue & Tickets
**Sapporo White Illumination 2026 is expected to light up Odori Park from ~late November to December 25, 2026, with the Station-front and other sites glowing into February 2027 (pending the official announcement).** It's **free**, centred on Odori Park a step from **Odori Station**, and the warm, glowing heart of Sapporo's winter.
2026/11/21 16:30 SapporoFree
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OfficialUpcomingTakachiho Yokagura 2026: Japan's All-Night Sacred Kagura Season
From nightly hour-long showings at Takachiho Shrine to the free two-day, all-33-dance Yokagura Matsuri and month-long hamlet sessions each winter, Takachiho Yokagura is one of Kyushu's most accessible sacred night rituals -- a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property since 1978.
2026/11/22 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingChichibu Night Festival 2026: Dec 2–3 Dates, Fireworks & Access
Chichibu Night Festival 2026 runs Dec 2 (Wed)–3 (Thu); the main night is Dec 3, when lantern-lit UNESCO floats are hauled up Dangozaka and winter fireworks fill the sky for about two hours. Free to attend; about 80 minutes from Ikebukuro — dates, venue and access below.
2026/12/02 14:00 TokyoFree
© Katorisi · CC BY 4.0OfficialUpcomingBelgian Beer Weekend Shinjuku 2026
An indoor winter edition of Belgian Beer Weekend in Shinjuku's airy Sankaku Hiroba — 60-plus Belgian beers, cheese-and-chocolate pairings and embassy chef dinners, warm and comfortable.
2026/12/02 16:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingChichibu Night Festival (Chichibu Yomatsuri)
Six lantern-lit floats are hauled up steep Dango-zaka as winter fireworks burst overhead — one of Japan's three great float festivals and a UNESCO heritage event.
2026/12/03 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingNagoya Christmas Market 2026
A giant live fir tree and German cuisine light up Hisaya-odori Park in central Sakae for Nagoya's signature European winter market.
2026/12/04 16:00 NagoyaFree
© Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingKasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri 2026
A 890-year-old festival whose daytime parade marches costumes from the Heian through Edo eras through central Nara.
2026/12/15 09:00 NaraFree
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OfficialUpcomingJump Festa 2027
Shueisha's free mega anime-and-manga festival packs Makuhari Messe with Shonen Jump stages, exclusive reveals, voice-actor events and rare merch.
2026/12/19 09:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingHappy New Year Tokyo — Metropolitan Building Countdown
Tokyo's official free countdown lights up the Metropolitan Government Building with giant projection mapping, live acts and a midnight cheer in Shinjuku.
2026/12/31 22:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingSumiyoshi Taisha Hatsumode — 'Sumiyossan' New Year
Some two million Osakans cross the arched Sorihashi bridge to greet the year at 'Sumiyossan,' head shrine of Japan's 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines.
2026/12/31 22:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingFushimi Inari Taisha Hatsumode — Thousand Vermilion Torii
Kyoto's head Inari shrine welcomes some 2.5 million New Year worshippers who pray for prosperity beneath endless tunnels of vermilion torii.
2026/12/31 23:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingMeiji Jingu Hatsumode — Japan's Most-Visited New Year Shrine
Roughly three million people stream through the towering torii to pray at Tokyo's grandest shrine in the first three days of the year.
2026/12/31 23:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingImamiya Ebisu Toka Ebisu 2027
Around a million people pack Osaka's Imamiya Ebisu Shrine over January 9-11 to pray to 'Ebessan', the god of business prosperity - collecting a lucky fukuzasa bamboo branch from kimono-clad 'fuku-musume' maidens to the chant 'come with your bamboo for a thriving business'.
2027/01/09 09:00 OsakaFree
© Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0OfficialUpcomingNozawa Onsen Fire Festival 2027
One of Japan's three great fire festivals: villagers defend a giant wooden shrine with blazing torches as attackers try to set it alight in a wild snowbound battle.
2027/01/15 19:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKobe Luminarie 2027 | Dates, Venue & Tickets
**Kobe Luminarie 2027 runs Jan 29 (Fri) – Feb 7 (Sun), 2027** — the 32nd edition. You can see the light arches **free from the surrounding streets**; the special **paid zones at Meriken Park** need a ticket (advance ¥500 weekday / ¥750 weekend, as of July 2026). All three venues are walkable from Sannomiya Station.
2027/01/29 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingYoshida Shrine Setsubun Festival 2027
Kyoto's most famous Setsubun rite, where a masked exorcist drives off blue, red and yellow demons in an ancient court ceremony, ringed by 800 food stalls.
2027/02/02 18:00 KyotoFree
© Jean-Pierre Dalbéra · CC BY 2.0OfficialUpcomingNaritasan Setsubun-e 2027
Sumo wrestlers and celebrity 'lucky men' hurl tonnes of beans from Naritasan's great hall, where the chant is only 'fortune in' — no demons to expel.
2027/02/03 11:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingSapporo Snow Festival 2027: Dates, the Three Sites & How to Get There
Sapporo Snow Festival 2027: confirmed Feb 4–11 dates, the three free sites (Odori, Susukino, Tsudome), and how to get there from New Chitose Airport.
2027/02/04 10:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialUpcomingAsahikawa Winter Festival
Hokkaido's second-biggest snow fest pairs colossal stage-sized snow sculptures by the Ishikari River with an international ice-carving championship.
2027/02/05 09:00 SapporoFree
© 京浜にけ · CC BY 3.0OfficialUpcomingNagasaki Lantern Festival 2027 Official Dates: Feb 5–21
Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2027's official dates: Feb 5–21 (17 days), free to view. ~15,000 red Chinese lanterns and giant zodiac lantern objects light central Nagasaki nightly from 17:00–22:00, with a daily dragon dance and parades.
2027/02/05 17:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingKawazu Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
Japan's earliest cherry blossoms: about 850 vivid pink Kawazu-zakura line a 4km stretch of the Kawazu River in Izu, blooming a month before Tokyo's sakura.
2027/02/06 09:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingOne World Festival
Western Japan's biggest international cooperation festival: NGO booths, world food stalls and global music fill the Umeda Sky Building, free to all.
2027/02/06 10:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingOtaru Snow Light Path Festival 2027
Otaru's historic canal and old rail line glow with thousands of hand-lit snow lanterns and floating candles for eight winter nights.
2027/02/06 17:00 SapporoFree
© 欅 (Keyaki) · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingNamahage Sedo Festival
Demon-masked 'namahage' brandishing torches stampede down a snowy mountainside at Shinzan Shrine in a fierce, firelit Oga winter spectacle.
2027/02/12 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingYokote Kamakura Festival
Hundreds of candlelit snow igloos glow across Yokote while children inside invite passersby in for sweet sake — plus 4,000 mini-kamakura lighting the riverbed.
2027/02/15 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingHachinohe Enburi 2027
Every February 17-20, dozens of Enburi troupes dance through Hachinohe in tall black eboshi hats to summon an early spring and good harvest - a roughly 800-year-old rite tracing to the Kamakura era, now a national Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
2027/02/17 07:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingSaidaiji Eyo (Naked Festival)
Thousands of loincloth-clad men pack a freezing temple hall at midnight, surging to seize two sacred shingi sticks flung into the throng — one of Japan's wildest rites.
2027/02/20 22:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingHina Matsuri (Doll Festival / Girls' Day)
On March 3 across Japan, families display tiered hina dolls of the Heian court to wish for girls' health, amid peach blossoms and sweet hishi-mochi.
2027/03/03 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingTokyo Marathon 2027 — Dates, Lottery Window & Entry Fee
Tokyo Marathon 2027 runs March 7: entry fee, the Aug 14–28 lottery window, the course, and how overseas runners enter via lottery, charity, or tour packages.
2027/03/07 09:10 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingChidorigafuchi Cherry Blossoms
A 700m 'sakura tunnel' of 260-plus cherry trees arches over the Imperial Palace moat, best seen by rowboat or under evening illumination.
2027/03/25 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingHimeji Castle Cherry Blossoms
Over 1,000 cherry trees frame the brilliant white 'White Heron' castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in one of Japan's most picture-perfect hanami scenes.
2027/03/27 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingMount Yoshino Cherry Blossoms (Yoshinoyama)
Around 30,000 cherry trees in 200 varieties blanket a sacred mountainside, blooming in waves up four zones from Shimo to Oku Senbon.
2027/03/27 NaraFree
© Tawashi2006 · CC BY 2.1 jpOfficialUpcomingBeppu Hatto Onsen Festival 2027
Japan's hot-spring capital throws its biggest party of the year — a fire festival on Mount Ogi, free baths across the city and a mikoshi parade thanking the springs.
2027/04/01 11:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingShingen-ko Festival 2027
Kofu's streets fill with roughly 1,500 armour-clad marchers and around 30 horses re-enacting the Koshu army's departure for battle - a Guinness World Record 'largest gathering of people dressed as samurai,' held on the first weekend of April.
2027/04/02 12:00 Across JapanFree
© 江戸村のとくぞう (Edomura no Tokuzo) · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingInuyama Festival 2027
Thirteen three-tiered floats with karakuri puppets parade below Inuyama Castle, glowing with lanterns under the cherry blossoms.
2027/04/03 09:00 NagoyaFree
© Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialUpcomingTakayama Spring Festival (Sanno Matsuri)
Twelve ornate Edo-era yatai floats with karakuri puppets parade through old Takayama, glowing with around 100 lanterns each at the night festival.
2027/04/14 09:00 NagoyaFree
© z tanuki · CC BY 3.0OfficialUpcomingEarth Day Tokyo 2027
Tokyo's biggest environmental festival fills Yoyogi Park with eco-food stalls, live music and 300+ booths — zero-waste, English-friendly and free to wander.
2027/04/17 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingHida Furukawa Festival 2027
On the night of April 19, hundreds of near-naked men carry a giant drum on a tall wooden tower through Hida-Furukawa while rival neighborhood teams charge in to plant their small drums against it - the wild Okoshi-daiko, heart of a UNESCO-listed festival that also parades nine ornate floats on the 20th.
2027/04/19 09:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingHirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Around 2,600 cherry trees encircle Hirosaki Castle's moats, famous for petal-carpeted 'flower rafts' and dazzling nighttime illuminations.
2027/04/23 09:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingSeihakusai Dekayama Festival 2027 (Nanao)
Three 12-metre, 20-ton wooden floats — among Japan's largest — are hauled through Nanao's narrow streets.
2027/05/03 09:00 KanazawaFree
© Jovandavid · Public DomainOfficialUpcomingHamamatsu Matsuri 2027 (Kite Festival)
Giant kites duel over the Nakatajima dunes by day; by night, illuminated palace-style floats and brass bands fill downtown Hamamatsu.
2027/05/03 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingHakata Dontaku Port Festival
One of Japan's biggest festivals: around 2 million people watch 750-plus troupes parade with shamoji clappers, flower floats and stage shows over May 3–4.
2027/05/03 10:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialUpcomingKanda Matsuri 2027
One of Japan's three great festivals returns in full force: mikoshi processions fill Kanda, Nihonbashi and Akihabara in this 2027 honmatsuri year.
2027/05/15 08:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingAoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival)
A 1,400-year-old imperial procession of 500 people in Heian-era robes winds 8km through Kyoto, oxen and ox-carts adorned with hollyhock leaves.
2027/05/15 10:30 KyotoFree
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OfficialUpcomingNipponbashi Street Festa 2027
Osaka's Den Den Town shuts its main street for one of Japan's largest cosplay parades, where thousands of costumed fans flood the otaku district.
2027/05/16 11:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingNikko Toshogu Spring Grand Festival 2027 (Thousand-Samurai Procession)
Nikko Toshogu's Spring Grand Festival returns May 17-18, 2027: yabusame archery and a 1,200-person samurai procession reenacting Ieyasu's journey to Nikko.
2027/05/17 09:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingMikuni Matsuri
One of Hokuriku's three great festivals: six towering 6-metre warrior floats crowned with giant musha-ningyo figures are hauled through old port-town streets.
2027/05/19 08:00 KanazawaFree
© Jonathan Mercieca · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialUpcomingSapporo Lilac Festival 2027
Some 400 lilac trees burst into bloom in Odori Park, with a lilac wine garden and outdoor music marking the start of the northern spring.
2027/05/19 10:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialUpcomingSanja Matsuri 2027
Asakusa's wildest weekend returns in 2027: roughly 100 mikoshi and two million visitors expected to pack the streets around Senso-ji and Asakusa Shrine.
2027/05/21 11:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialUpcomingKanazawa Hyakumangoku Matsuri 2027
Kanazawa's grandest festival reenacts feudal lord Maeda Toshiie's triumphant entry into the castle, with a costumed warrior procession, tea ceremonies and lantern-lit dances.
2027/06/04 09:00 KanazawaFree
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OfficialUpcomingAizen Matsuri 2026 | Dates, the Hoekago Palanquin Parade & the 2027 Outlook
Osaka's Aizen Matsuri (fixed every Jun 30–Jul 2) just wrapped its 2026 run — here's what happened, and the reliable placeholder for 2027.
2027/06/30 10:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialUpcomingHachinohe Sansha Taisai 2027
For five days every July 31-August 4, 27 towering, gold-leafed floats and three shrines' mikoshi processions fill Hachinohe's streets - a 300-year-old harvest-thanksgiving festival and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage that draws over a million visitors.
2027/07/31 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialUpcomingSanno Matsuri (Hie Shrine) 2028
Held in full only in even-numbered years, Hie Shrine's grand procession sends a 500-strong parade of courtly costumes and portable shrines on a ten-hour route past the Imperial Palace and Ginza.
2028/06/08 07:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventKobe Luminarie
Glowing arches of hundreds of thousands of lights fill Kobe each winter, a moving memorial turned beloved festival.
2026/01/23 18:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventNara Wakakusa Yamayaki
Each January, fireworks burst over Nara before the entire grass-covered Mt. Wakakusa is set ablaze in a spectacular winter ritual.
2026/01/24 17:30 NaraFree
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OfficialPast eventSapporo Snow Festival
Hokkaido's winter wonderland: giant snow and ice sculptures fill Odori Park, drawing over two million visitors each February.
2026/02/04 10:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialPast eventKenrokuen Garden Illumination
One of Japan's three great gardens glows after dark in seasonal light-up events, from snowy yukitsuri ropes to autumn-leaf reflections.
2026/02/06 17:30 KanazawaFree
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OfficialPast eventOtaru Snow Light Path Festival
Otaru's historic canal and old streets glow with thousands of candles in snow lanterns, a quiet, romantic counterpoint to Sapporo's snow festival.
2026/02/13 17:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialPast eventShirakawa-go Gassho Village
A UNESCO World Heritage village of steep thatched gassho-zukuri farmhouses, nestled in a mountain valley that turns magical under snow.
2026/02/15 09:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventOmizutori (Todaiji Nigatsudo Fire Ritual)
Monks brandish giant flaming torches along Todaiji's Nigatsudo balcony each March, showering sparks over the crowd in a 1,200-year-old rite.
2026/03/12 19:00 NaraFree
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OfficialPast eventUeno Park Cherry Blossom Viewing (Hanami)
One of Tokyo's most famous hanami spots: 1,000 cherry trees line Ueno Park's central path in a pink canopy each spring.
2026/03/25 09:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventMeguro River Cherry Blossoms
Hundreds of cherry trees arch over the Meguro River, and at night pink paper lanterns turn the canal into a dream.
2026/03/26 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventTokyo Rainbow Pride
Japan's largest LGBTQ+ celebration fills Yoyogi Park with a parade, live stages, food and a vibrant, welcoming community.
2026/04/25 11:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventNaha Hari Dragon Boat Festival
Okinawa's Golden Week dragon-boat festival packs Naha's port with thundering paddle races, music stages and fireworks over the harbor.
2026/05/03 09:00 OkinawaFree
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OfficialPast eventHiroshima Flower Festival
A vibrant Golden Week celebration along Peace Boulevard, with flower parades, yosakoi dancing, music stages and a giant flower tower.
2026/05/03 09:30 HiroshimaFree
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OfficialPast eventKanda Matsuri
One of Tokyo's three great festivals: hundreds of portable shrines parade through Akihabara and the old Edo districts.
2026/05/09 08:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventSanja Matsuri
Asakusa's wildest weekend: nearly 100 portable shrines and two million people flood the streets around Senso-ji Temple.
2026/05/15 11:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventKanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival
A grand samurai procession reenacts a feudal lord's entry into Kanazawa, complete with armor, geisha and lantern-lit floats.
2026/06/05 14:00 KanazawaFree
© Danko Georgiev · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialPast eventTokasan Yukata Festival
Hiroshima's beloved summer kickoff: locals don yukata and fill the downtown streets for three festive nights.
2026/06/05 16:00 HiroshimaFree
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OfficialPast eventYosakoi Soran Festival
Sapporo erupts in color as thousands of dancers perform high-energy yosakoi routines through the streets each June.
2026/06/10 10:00 SapporoFree
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connpassPast event11th Tokyo-Yamanashi AI Meetup: Deploying Claude Code on Xserver VPS
Learn how Xserver rolled out the Claude Code AI assistant while balancing security and remote-work efficiency.
2026/06/21 13:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventICASSP 2026 Paper Reading Session (Tokyo & Online)
A hybrid paper-reading session on ICASSP 2026 machine-learning research—speech synthesis, recognition, and voice conversion—open to all.
2026/06/22 18:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventHR × AI Mania Night #1: The Reality of HR Data Utilization
An evening on real-world HR data and AI, with People Analytics talks and group discussions among practitioners.
2026/06/22 19:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventEncraft #25: Search Design in the Generative AI Era
Three expert sessions on vector search, embeddings, and RAG-driven AI chat, high atop Azabudai Hills.
2026/06/23 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventAkihabara Anime & Gaming Exploration
Dive into otaku heaven: multi-floor anime stores, retro arcades, maid cafes and gachapon as far as the eye can see.
2026/06/24 12:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventNext-Generation Digital Twin Technology Exchange for Physical AI (Hybrid)
NVIDIA and industry experts explore how digital twins power autonomous decisions in disaster prevention and urban infrastructure.
2026/06/24 16:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventfreee Tech Night: Evolved Dev Flow with Disposable Environments
freee engineers explain disposable per-PR preview environments that tame microservice complexity in the AI-coding era.
2026/06/24 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventTsukiji Outer Market & Toyosu Food Walk
Tokyo's food paradise: graze on fresh sushi, tamagoyaki and seafood at the historic Tsukiji Outer Market.
2026/06/25 08:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventPokemon Center Mega Tokyo
The flagship Pokemon store in Ikebukuro, packed with exclusive plush, seasonal merch and a giant Pikachu welcoming fans.
2026/06/25 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventYokohama Chinatown Street Food
Wander Japan's largest Chinatown for steaming nikuman, xiaolongbao and panda sweets among ornate gates and red lanterns.
2026/06/25 11:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialPast eventMinato Mirai & Cosmo World Night
Yokohama's glittering bayfront at night — ride the giant Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel and stroll the illuminated waterfront promenade.
2026/06/25 17:00 YokohamaFree
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connpassPast eventFindy Offline Series Thanksgiving: Pioneers' Banquet
Findy celebrates its DevRel offline community with lightning talks on the trajectories of sharing knowledge.
2026/06/25 18:30 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventSummer AI-Driven Development Festival: The FDE Frontier
Frontier practitioners explore AI tools, autonomous agents, code quality, and engineering careers in the AI era.
2026/06/25 19:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventCA DATA NIGHT #10: The Right Answer for Data Platforms is Databricks
CyberAgent engineers share Databricks migration stories, analytics democratization with Genie, and secure platform design.
2026/06/25 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventArashiyama Bamboo Grove
Walk a luminous path through towering bamboo in Kyoto's Arashiyama, where filtered light and rustling stalks feel otherworldly.
2026/06/26 07:00 KyotoFree
© Mitchwandrew · CC BY 4.0connpassPast eventDNS Summer Day 2026
A full-day deep dive into DNS operations, from fundamentals to advanced authoritative and resolver topics.
2026/06/26 10:00 TokyoFree
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LumaPast eventCity Green Night 2026
A free open-air music night at SUNSET PARK CLUB — good sound, green vibes and an easy crowd.
2026/06/26 18:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventAtsuta Jingu Shrine
One of Japan's most sacred shrines, set in a tranquil ancient forest in Nagoya and home to the legendary Kusanagi sword.
2026/06/27 09:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialPast eventMount Takao Day Hike
Tokyo's favorite escape: an easy, scenic mountain just an hour from Shinjuku, with temples, trails and a cable car.
2026/06/27 09:00 TokyoFree
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LumaPast eventA Bookmarked Summer
A free, easygoing gathering for book lovers to read together and swap summer recommendations.
2026/06/27 10:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventCoLab Conf (Tech Conference)
A summer-festival tech conference on 'AI and Career' with ~20 speakers, for engineers under 35.
2026/06/27 12:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventNakano Broadway
A retro shopping complex packed with vintage manga, rare figures, idol goods and Tokyo's famous towering soft-serve ice cream.
2026/06/27 12:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventTokyo Ruby Conference 13
A Ruby community conference on 'what lies behind the curtain,' with talks from sorah, Masayoshi Takahashi and more.
2026/06/27 13:30 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventRESEARCH Conference 2026: WEAVING
Japan's conference on design and UX research, themed 'WEAVING,' with sessions, panels and workshops.
2026/06/28 10:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventYokohama Red Brick Warehouse Events
A historic waterfront landmark hosting seasonal events year-round — Christmas markets, an ice rink, beer festivals and bay views.
2026/06/28 11:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialPast eventKobe Harborland & Meriken Park Night
Kobe's waterfront glitters after dark — the red Port Tower, illuminated promenade and bay views make for a relaxed romantic evening.
2026/06/28 17:00 Across JapanFree
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connpassPast eventJapan MySQL Users Group (MyNA) Meetup, June 2026
Oracle leaders and AWS reps discuss MySQL's latest features and the future of community collaboration.
2026/06/30 18:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventOsaka Castle Park
A 106-hectare green expanse around Osaka Castle, ringed by moats and stone walls — 300 cherry trees, 1,200 plums, lawns and concerts year-round.
2026/07/01 OsakaFree
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OfficialPast eventNara Park
660 hectares where ~1,200 wild deer roam freely among temples and lawns, bowing for shika-senbei crackers — a National Natural Monument.
2026/07/01 NaraFree
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OfficialPast eventNijo Market
Sapporo's 125-year-old fish market in the heart of downtown: crab legs, sea-urchin, salmon roe and steaming kaisen-don bowls from morning to early evening.
2026/07/01 08:00 SapporoFree
© pelican from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0OfficialPast eventOkonomimura Okonomiyaki Village
A whole building stacked with 23 okonomiyaki stalls: watch chefs layer cabbage, noodles and egg on sizzling teppan in Hiroshima's soul-food theme park.
2026/07/01 11:00 HiroshimaFree
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OfficialPast eventPontocho Evening Stroll & Dining
Kyoto's most atmospheric nightlife lane — a narrow lantern-lit alley of riverside restaurants, sake bars and traditional teahouses.
2026/07/01 18:00 KyotoFree
© Sergiy Galyonkin · CC BY-SA 2.0connpassPast eventTokyo AI & Machine Learning Meetups
Dive into Tokyo's booming AI scene at recurring meetups covering LLMs, ML research and applied data science.
2026/07/01 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventToyosu Market
Tokyo's vast wholesale fish market with tuna auctions, viewing decks and fresh-sushi restaurants open to visitors.
2026/07/02 06:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventYebisu Brewery Tokyo
Yebisu beer's birthplace at Yebisu Garden Place, with a museum, guided tours and a tasting taproom.
2026/07/02 12:00 TokyoFree
© Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventShonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival 2026
One of the Kanto region's largest Tanabata festivals, where central Hiratsuka disappears beneath giant, gaudy bamboo streamers up to ten metres tall.
2026/07/03 10:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventKanazawa Crafts & Higashi Chaya
Explore Kanazawa's gold-leaf workshops, colorful Kutani porcelain and the preserved Higashi Chaya geisha district.
2026/07/03 10:00 KanazawaFree
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LumaPast eventSummer Ephemera Pop-up Exhibit, Shop & Workshop
A free pop-up of paper ephemera and collage at Design Festa Gallery Harajuku — browse, shop, make.
2026/07/03 10:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventYanaka Ginza Shopping Street
Retro Shitamachi shopping street near Ueno lined with food stalls, wagashi sweets, croquettes and old-Tokyo charm.
2026/07/03 11:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventEarth Garden Summer 2026 (Yoru-ichi Night Market)
The summer edition of Earth Garden turns Yoyogi Park into a festive evening night-market — lanterns, world music, beer and global street food after dark.
2026/07/03 15:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventServer-Side Kotlin LT Tournament vol.19
An offline lightning-talk night for server-side Kotlin developers, capped with a casual networking reception.
2026/07/03 19:30 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventTry AI Vibe Coding Meetup
A hands-on Fukuoka meetup to try 'vibe coding' with AI tools like Codex and Claude—build small apps from natural-language prompts together.
2026/07/04 17:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialPast eventShinjuku Omoide Yokocho
Atmospheric postwar alley by Shinjuku's west exit packed with ~60 yakitori, motsu-yaki and gyoza eateries.
2026/07/04 18:00 TokyoFree
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LumaPast eventIDEA CLIMBING @ Tama Mirai Messe
A free idea-pitching and networking event for builders and founders, hosted at Tama Mirai Messe.
2026/07/05 14:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventHakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum
Free sake museum in Kobe's Nada Gogo district inside a Taisho-era brewhouse, with life-size displays and tastings.
2026/07/06 09:30 OsakaFree
© Makoragi · CC BY 4.0OfficialPast eventYokohama Red Brick Warehouse Events
Yokohama's historic waterfront warehouses host seasonal festivals — Oktoberfest, flower garden, ice rink and food fairs.
2026/07/06 11:00 YokohamaFree
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connpassPast eventWhy Greatly Expand Product Designers in the AI Era?
A Timee case-study session on business strategy and design challenges—how product design and designers' roles evolve in the AI era.
2026/07/06 19:00 TokyoFree
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A friendly, long-running monthly meetup for iOS and Swift developers in Tokyo — talks in English, all levels welcome.
2026/07/07 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventOktoberfest in Japan
German beer festivals tour Japan's cities each year with imported brews, sausages and live oompah bands.
2026/07/08 12:00 Across JapanFree
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connpassPast eventNutanix Meetup Hybrid 26.07
A hybrid meetup celebrating the new book 'Nutanix Cloud Platform Practical Guide,' with chapter walkthroughs from its authors.
2026/07/08 18:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventKawabata Shopping Arcade
Hakata's oldest 400 m covered arcade with 130+ shops, eateries and the famous Kawabata zenzai red-bean sweet.
2026/07/09 11:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialPast eventFurano Lavender Season at Farm Tomita 2026
Rolling purple lavender fields perfume the Hokkaido hills at Japan's most iconic flower farm, framed by distant snow-capped peaks.
2026/07/10 08:30 SapporoFree
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OfficialPast eventPokemon Center Osaka DX & Pokemon Cafe
Kansai's flagship Pokemon store atop Daimaru Shinsaibashi, with an adjoining cafe where Pikachu-shaped dishes arrive tableside.
2026/07/10 10:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialPast eventPokemon Center Fukuoka
Kyushu's only official Pokemon store, two minutes from Hakata Station, stocking 2,500+ items including Fukuoka-themed exclusives.
2026/07/12 10:00 FukuokaFree
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JmtyPast eventFree Pickleball Exchange Meetup (Kyotanabe)
A free, all-ages pickleball gathering near Odo Station bringing students, staff and locals together to play and connect across generations.
2026/07/12 10:00 KyotoFree
© pickle · via jmtyconnpassPast eventYowayowa Security Study Group #1 (Beginner-Friendly)
A relaxed, beginner-welcome security meetup blending quiet self-study time with lightning talks—for anyone curious but intimidated by hardcore sessions.
2026/07/12 13:00 TokyoFree
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JmtyPast eventEnglish × Japanese Family Language Exchange
A free, family-friendly Sunday gathering in Edogawa where kids and adults play, sing and connect across English and Japanese—no experience needed.
2026/07/12 15:30 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventMitama Matsuri (Yasukuni Shrine Lantern Festival)
Over 30,000 golden lanterns light the approach to Yasukuni Shrine across four summer nights, with Aomori nebuta floats and bon-odori dancing.
2026/07/13 18:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventNachi Fire Festival (Nachi no Ogi Matsuri) 2026
Twelve fan-shaped portable shrines representing the gods meet a procession of giant 50-kilogram flaming torches before Japan's tallest waterfall — one of the country's three great fire festivals.
2026/07/14 10:00 Across JapanFree
© Internet Archive Book Images · No restrictionsMeetupPast eventTokyo JavaScript / Frontend Meetup
Monthly gatherings for JavaScript, TypeScript and web developers in Tokyo, with bilingual talks and casual networking.
2026/07/14 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventHakata Gion Yamakasa
Fukuoka's adrenaline-fueled finale: teams race one-ton festival floats through the dawn streets of Hakata.
2026/07/15 04:59 FukuokaFree
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OfficialPast eventNipponbashi Den Den Town & Ota Road
Osaka's otaku mecca — over 150 shops of anime, games, electronics and figures, with cosplayers spilling onto neon-lit Ota Road.
2026/07/15 11:00 OsakaFree
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connpassPast eventRailsTokyo #5
A Ruby on Rails community meetup in Akihabara featuring a keynote on 'SRE for Rails Engineers,' sponsor talks, and networking.
2026/07/16 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventGion Matsuri 2026: Dates, Yoiyama & Float Parade Times (Complete Guide)
Gion Matsuri 2026 runs all July at Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine. Saki Matsuri yoiyama is July 14-16 and the float parade is July 17 at 9:00; Ato Matsuri yoiyama is July 21-23 and the parade is July 24 at 9:30. Verified dates, times and access.
2026/07/17 09:00Free
© Corpse Reviver · CC BY 3.0OfficialPast eventGion Matsuri (Yamaboko Junko Float Procession)
Kyoto's grandest festival fills July with towering wooden floats, lantern-lit evening parties, and 1,100 years of tradition.
2026/07/17 09:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialPast eventKokura Gion Daiko 2026: Kitakyushu's 400-Year Drum Festival — Dates, Access & Where to Watch
Kokura Gion Daiko 2026 was held July 17-19 around Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu -- free entry, an estimated 300,000 visitors over the three days, 400 years of two-sided drumming. The 2027 dates are not yet announced.
2026/07/17 18:00 FukuokaFree
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connpassPast eventFlutterGakkai #10 (Offline)
An offline Flutter developer meetup where speakers and listeners alike grow to love Flutter even more, with talks from active engineers.
2026/07/17 19:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventKamikochi Highland Hiking
A pristine alpine valley in the Northern Japan Alps, with the Kappa Bridge, clear Azusa River and jagged peaks rising all around.
2026/07/18 06:00 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventNepal Festival 2026
Three seaside days of Nepal in Tokyo's Odaiba — momo and dal bhat, Himalayan crafts, folk dance and music against the bay, free to all.
2026/07/18 10:00 TokyoFree
© Original: Mithun Kunwar Derivative work: Radomianin · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventBrazilian Day Tokyo 2026 (Festival Brasil): Dates & Venue
Tokyo's Brazilian Day festival returns July 18–19, 2026 at Yoyogi Park. Officially Festival Brasil & Latino Tokyo — free entry, samba parades, churrasco and live Latin music, dates and access verified.
2026/07/18 11:00 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventOsu Shopping District
Nagoya's most eclectic arcade — 1,200 shops mixing a 400-year temple town with vintage clothing, street food and otaku culture.
2026/07/18 11:00 NagoyaFree
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connpassPast eventAWS CDK Conference Japan 2026
The 5th annual AWS Cloud Development Kit conference at Azabudai Hills, themed 'change'—how CDK evolves alongside AI coding agents.
2026/07/18 12:30 TokyoFree
© JAWS-UG CDK支部 · via connpassOfficialPast eventYokohama Sparkling Twilight
A summer seaside festival at Yamashita Park with parades, a lit-up boat procession and fireworks over Yokohama Bay.
2026/07/18 16:00 YokohamaFree
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OfficialPast eventToji Temple Kobo-ichi Market
On the 21st of every month, nearly 1,000 stalls fill the grounds of UNESCO-listed Toji Temple with street food, antiques, pickles and crafts beneath its great pagoda.
2026/07/21 08:00 KyotoFree
© Globetrotter19 · CC BY-SA 3.0connpassPast eventGoogle Developer Group (GDG) Tokyo
Tokyo's Google Developer Group runs talks and workshops on Android, Cloud, AI and web — open to all and often bilingual.
2026/07/21 19:00 TokyoFree
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connpassPast eventVRChat.rb #7
A Rubyist gathering inside the metaverse—Ruby fans meet in VRChat to talk tech and socialize, held during Vket 2026 Summer Tech Week.
2026/07/21 22:00Free
© VRChat.rb · via connpassOfficialPast eventOtaru Ushio Festival 2026
Otaru's biggest summer festival fills the port with the mass 'Shio Nerikomi' dance and a closing fireworks display.
2026/07/24 11:00 SapporoFree
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OfficialPast eventSado Okesa Festival (Kozan Matsuri) 2026
Sado Island's 140th Kozan Matsuri (Jul 25-26) pairs a gold-mine shrine ritual with a town-wide Okesa dance through Aikawa and fireworks over the harbor.
2026/07/25 10:00 Across JapanFree
© Hasui Kawase · Public domainOfficialPast eventShinjuku Eisa Festival 2026: Jul 25, Free, Venue & Access
The 23rd Shinjuku Eisa Festival was held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, 13:00-20:00, free, on the streets around Shinjuku Station. Around 23 Okinawan eisa troupes drummed through both the east and west sides of the station. The 2027 date has not been announced yet.
2026/07/25 13:00 TokyoFree
© Volfgang · CC BY-SA 3.0connpassPast eventGDG Kyoto
Kyoto's Google Developer Group runs monthly study sessions and hackathons on Android, Flutter, AI/ML and Cloud.
2026/07/25 13:00 KyotoFree
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OfficialPast eventTenjin Matsuri
Osaka's thousand-year river festival ends with a flotilla of lantern-lit boats and fireworks reflected on the Okawa River.
2026/07/25 15:00 OsakaFree
© Mr.ちゅらさん · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventOwari Tsushima Tenno Festival 2026
One of Japan's three great river festivals — lantern-laden 'makiwara' boats glide across the Tenno River by night.
2026/07/25 18:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialPast eventTobata Gion Oyamagasa
By night, daytime banner floats transform into 'lantern pyramids' — 12 tiers of 309 glowing lanterns swaying as bearers race them through Kitakyushu.
2026/07/25 18:30 FukuokaFree
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OfficialPast eventSumida River Fireworks Festival 2026
Tokyo's most storied summer fireworks show launches 20,000 shells over the Sumida River with Tokyo Skytree glowing behind.
2026/07/25 19:00 TokyoFree
© 桜庭シェリー · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialPast eventKanazawa Fireworks Festival 2026: July 25, Free Entry
The 2026 Kanazawa Fireworks Festival (Hokkoku Hanabi) has finished — it was held on Saturday, July 25, 2026 from 19:50, with about 12,000 shells over the Saigawa River in central Kanazawa, free to watch. It ran for the third year as a Noto earthquake recovery-support edition. The 2027 date is not yet announced.
2026/07/25 19:50 KanazawaFree
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OfficialPast eventHiroshima Minato Yume (Dream) Fireworks 2026
One of the Seto Inland Sea's largest displays — about 10,000 shells, including wide 10-go bursts, choreographed to music over Hiroshima Port.
2026/07/25 20:00 HiroshimaFree
© Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA · CC BY 2.0connpassPast eventGDG Nagoya
Nagoya's Google Developer Group gathers Tokai-region engineers for talks on Google tech, AI, Android and the web.
2026/07/26 13:00 NagoyaFree
© Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialPast eventToyota Oiden Festival 2026: Dates, Fireworks & Access
The 58th Toyota Oiden Festival has finished — the Oiden fireworks lit up the Yahagi River on July 26, 2026, after the Sohodori dance on July 25. It was the festival's last summer edition: from 2027 it moves to autumn, with the 59th planned for October 30-31, 2027.
2026/07/26 19:00 NagoyaFree
© Chris 73 · CC BY-SA 3.0connpassPast eventSapporo Engineer Base
Hokkaido's broad, cross-stack engineering community runs hybrid meetups to help Sapporo's developers gather, grow and connect.
2026/07/28 19:00 SapporoFree
© Qiuqizhenghong · CC BY-SA 3.0connpassPast eventJAWS-UG Osaka
One of Japan's longest-running AWS user groups, with Osaka deep-dive talks, hands-on sessions and certification prep.
2026/07/30 19:00 OsakaFree
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OfficialPast eventWorld Cosplay Summit 2026
The planet's biggest cosplay festival: teams from 40+ countries parade through Nagoya and battle for the World Cosplay Championship at Oasis 21.
2026/07/31 10:00 NagoyaFree
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OfficialPast eventYanagibashi Rengo Market
Dubbed 'Hakata's Kitchen,' this century-old covered alley packs 40-plus stalls of glistening Genkai-sea fish, fugu, and pickles that pro chefs swear by.
2026/08/01 08:00 FukuokaFree
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OfficialPast eventOmicho Market
Kanazawa's 300-year-old kitchen: ~170 stalls of Sea of Japan crab, sweet shrimp and just-sliced sashimi rice bowls under one covered arcade.
2026/08/01 09:00 KanazawaFree
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OfficialPast eventNakatanidou High-Speed Mochi Pounding
Nara's famous mochi shop where two artisans pound steaming mugwort rice at blinding speed, then hand you a warm, soft yomogi mochi filled with red bean.
2026/08/01 10:00 NaraFree
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OfficialPast eventOsu Summer Festival
Nagoya's quirky downtown district throws a lively summer festival with cosplay, world dance and a wet 'kara-okuri' parade.
2026/08/01 10:00 NagoyaFree
© Alan & Flora Botting · CC BY-SA 2.0OfficialPast eventWasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival 2026 (Kitakyushu)
Kitakyushu's biggest summer festival sends massive 'Wasshoi' dance parades and mikoshi through Kokura, capped by fireworks.
2026/08/01 15:00 FukuokaFree
© そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventMorioka Sansa Odori 2026
A Guinness-record wall of taiko drums thunders through Morioka as thousands of dancers chant 'Sakkora choiwayasse!'
2026/08/01 18:00 Across JapanFree
© Marho · CC BY-SA 4.0OfficialPast eventItabashi Fireworks Festival 2026
A 700-metre 'Grand Niagara' cascade and Tokyo's largest shells light up the Arakawa, fired in tandem with Toda City across the water.
2026/08/01 19:00 TokyoFree
© Volfgang · CC BY-SA 3.0OfficialPast eventEdogawa Fireworks Festival 2026
A 1,000-shell opening burst in five seconds sets the tone for one of Tokyo's biggest riverside fireworks shows over the Edogawa.
2026/08/01 19:15 TokyoFree
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OfficialPast eventHakodate Port Festival 2026: Fireworks, Squid Dance & Dates
Hakodate Port Festival 2026 (Aug 1–5): free Hokkaido summer festival with opening-night bay fireworks on Aug 1 and the famous Ika Odori squid dance Aug 2–3. Dates, times, access.
2026/08/01 19:45 Across JapanFree
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OfficialPast eventKuwana Ishidori Matsuri
Billed as Japan's noisiest festival: dozens of lantern-lit festival cars thunder through Kuwana to a relentless din of drums and gongs deep into the night.
2026/08/02 18:30 NagoyaFree
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OfficialPast eventNagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks 2026
One of Japan's three great fireworks festivals, famed for the colossal 'Phoenix' shells fired across the Shinano River as a prayer for peace.
2026/08/02 19:20 Across JapanFree
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