DNS Summer Day 2026
A full-day deep dive into DNS operations, from fundamentals to advanced authoritative and resolver topics.
2026/06/26 01:00 TokioGratis
© TKPガーデンシティPREMIUM東京駅日本橋 · GoogleCuándo
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City Green Night 2026
A free open-air music night at SUNSET PARK CLUB — good sound, green vibes and an easy crowd.
2026/06/26 09:00 TokioGratis
© Keitaro M · GoogleAtsuta 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 NagoyaGratis
© Leather JACK · GoogleMount 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 TokioGratis
© やまちゃん · GoogleA Bookmarked Summer
A free, easygoing gathering for book lovers to read together and swap summer recommendations.
2026/06/27 01:00 TokioGratis
© Diva 2110 · GoogleCoLab Conf (Tech Conference)
A summer-festival tech conference on 'AI and Career' with ~20 speakers, for engineers under 35.
2026/06/27 03:00 TokioGratis
© 笑い男まんぷく · GoogleNakano 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 03:00 TokioGratis
© 加藤展康 · GoogleTokyo Ruby Conference 13
A Ruby community conference on 'what lies behind the curtain,' with talks from sorah, Masayoshi Takahashi and more.
2026/06/27 04:30 TokioGratis
© Masahiko Motono · GoogleRESEARCH Conference 2026: WEAVING
Japan's conference on design and UX research, themed 'WEAVING,' with sessions, panels and workshops.
2026/06/28 01:00 TokioGratis
© 鈴江仁 · GoogleYokohama 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 02:00 YokohamaGratis
© Kei_ TYO23 · GoogleKobe 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 08:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© ひにます · GoogleJapan 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 09:30 TokioGratis
© Masahiko Motono · GoogleOsaka 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.
2026/06/30 15:00 OsakaGratis
© Mayelin Werner · GoogleNara Park
660 hectares where ~1,200 wild deer roam freely among temples and lawns, bowing for shika-senbei crackers — a National Natural Monument.
2026/06/30 15:00 NaraGratis
© Ionut Bucur · GoogleNijo 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.
2026/06/30 23:00 SapporoGratis
© 吳依瑩 · Google
OfficialKuromon 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.
2026/06/30 23:00 OsakaGratis
© Choi2451 · CC BY-SA 3.0Okonomimura 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 02:00 HiroshimaGratis
© お好み村 てつ · GooglePontocho 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 09:00 KiotoGratis
© Agi B · GoogleTokyo 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© Michael Humphries · GoogleToyosu Market
Tokyo's vast wholesale fish market with tuna auctions, viewing decks and fresh-sushi restaurants open to visitors.
2026/07/01 21:00 TokioGratis
© 虎吃貨（吃貨虎） · GoogleYebisu Brewery Tokyo
Yebisu beer's birthplace at Yebisu Garden Place, with a museum, guided tours and a tasting taproom.
2026/07/02 03:00 TokioGratis
© YEBISU BREWERY TOKYO（2024年4月3日開業） · GoogleShonan 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 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© KUNIYOSHI · GoogleKanazawa Crafts & Higashi Chaya
Explore Kanazawa's gold-leaf workshops, colorful Kutani porcelain and the preserved Higashi Chaya geisha district.
2026/07/03 01:00 KanazawaGratis
© Thanos Metaxas · Google
LumaSummer 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 01:30 TokioGratis
© Mira Musette · via LumaYanaka Ginza Shopping Street
Retro Shitamachi shopping street near Ueno lined with food stalls, wagashi sweets, croquettes and old-Tokyo charm.
2026/07/03 02:00 TokioGratis
© SPCA663 Little B · GoogleEarth 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 06:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleServer-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 10:30 TokioGratis
© Mitsuhiro Otsuki · GoogleTry 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 08:00 FukuokaGratis
© 宮崎麻世 · GoogleShinjuku Omoide Yokocho
Atmospheric postwar alley by Shinjuku's west exit packed with ~60 yakitori, motsu-yaki and gyoza eateries.
2026/07/04 09:00 TokioGratis
© Hieu Loki · GoogleIDEA CLIMBING @ Tama Mirai Messe
A free idea-pitching and networking event for builders and founders, hosted at Tama Mirai Messe.
2026/07/05 05:00 TokioGratis
© 東京都立多摩産業交流センター(東京たま未来メッセ) · GoogleHakutsuru 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 00:30 OsakaGratis
© 白鶴酒造資料館 · GoogleYokohama Red Brick Warehouse Events
Yokohama's historic waterfront warehouses host seasonal festivals — Oktoberfest, flower garden, ice rink and food fairs.
2026/07/06 02:00 YokohamaGratis
© Kei_ TYO23 · GoogleWhy 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© ゴードン餅つき · GoogleTokyo iOS Meetup
A friendly, long-running monthly meetup for iOS and Swift developers in Tokyo — talks in English, all levels welcome.
2026/07/07 10:00 TokioGratis
© Clara BODIN- Official · GoogleOktoberfest in Japan
German beer festivals tour Japan's cities each year with imported brews, sausages and live oompah bands.
2026/07/08 03:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Max Lin · GoogleNutanix 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 09:30 TokioGratis
© ニュータニックス・ジャパン合同会社 · GoogleKawabata Shopping Arcade
Hakata's oldest 400 m covered arcade with 130+ shops, eateries and the famous Kawabata zenzai red-bean sweet.
2026/07/09 02:00 FukuokaGratis
© David Kuei · GoogleFurano 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.
2026/07/09 23:30 SapporoGratis
© t yamasita · GooglePokemon 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 01:00 OsakaGratis
© Never White · GooglePokemon Center Fukuoka
Kyushu's only official Pokemon store, two minutes from Hakata Station, stocking 2,500+ items including Fukuoka-themed exclusives.
2026/07/12 01:00 FukuokaGratis
© Kim Loon Chee · GoogleFree 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 01:00 KiotoGratis
© Xin · GoogleYowayowa 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 04:00 TokioGratis
© ㈱セキュアスカイ･テクノロジー · GoogleEnglish × 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 06:30 TokioGratis
© Base Camp Tokyo 江戸川橋 · GoogleMitama 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 09:00 TokioGratis
© N K · GoogleNachi 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 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© BWV324 · GoogleTokyo JavaScript / Frontend Meetup
Monthly gatherings for JavaScript, TypeScript and web developers in Tokyo, with bilingual talks and casual networking.
2026/07/14 10:00 TokioGratis
© Clara BODIN- Official · GoogleHakata Gion Yamakasa
Fukuoka's adrenaline-fueled finale: teams race one-ton festival floats through the dawn streets of Hakata.
2026/07/14 19:59 FukuokaGratis
© Nattarat Juntien · GoogleNipponbashi 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 02:00 OsakaGratis
© Teruo YABUMOTO (YAB) · GoogleRailsTokyo #5
A Ruby on Rails community meetup in Akihabara featuring a keynote on 'SRE for Rails Engineers,' sponsor talks, and networking.
2026/07/16 10:00 TokioGratis
© 秋葉原ハンドレッドスクエア倶楽部 · GoogleGion Matsuri 2026: fechas, Yoiyama y horarios del desfile de carrozas (guía completa)
El Gion Matsuri 2026 se celebra todo julio en el santuario Yasaka de Kyoto. El yoiyama del Saki Matsuri es del 14 al 16 de julio y el desfile de carrozas es el 17 de julio a las 9:00; el yoiyama del Ato Matsuri es del 21 al 23 de julio y el desfile es el 24 de julio a las 9:30. Fechas, horarios y acceso verificados.
2026/07/17GratisOfficial
Gion 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 KiotoGratis
© Salvador Fernández · GoogleFlutterGakkai #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 10:00 TokioGratis
© 松本利奈 · GoogleKamikochi Highland Hiking
A pristine alpine valley in the Northern Japan Alps, with the Kappa Bridge, clear Azusa River and jagged peaks rising all around.
2026/07/17 21:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Md. Mostafizur Rahman · GoogleNepal 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© カメレオンマン · GoogleFestival Brasil & Latino Tokyo 2026
Yoyogi Park fills with samba parades, capoeira and churrasco at Tokyo's biggest Brazilian and Latin festival.
2026/07/18 02:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleOsu 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 02:00 NagoyaGratis
© YICHENG LIN (Joe) · GoogleAWS 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 03:30 TokioGratis
© Junichi Iwami · GoogleYokohama Sparkling Twilight
A summer seaside festival at Yamashita Park with parades, a lit-up boat procession and fireworks over Yokohama Bay.
2026/07/18 07:00 YokohamaGratis
© Kuro Manabu · GoogleToji 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.
2026/07/20 23:00 KiotoGratis
© P-USE · GoogleSapporo 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 03:00 SapporoGratis
© Brandon Hung · GoogleGoogle 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© Shivani Choudhary · GoogleVRChat.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 13:00Gratis
© 加藤展康 · GoogleOtaru 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 02:00 SapporoGratis
© ALFRED PHOTO FOUNDATION · GoogleAkeno 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 Por todo JapónGratis
© 北杜市明野サンフラワーフェス メイン会場 · GoogleShinjuku Eisa Festival 2026
Japan's largest urban eisa festival fills the streets around Shinjuku Station with Okinawan drum-and-dance troupes.
2026/07/25 04:00 TokioGratis
© Takeshi Kawaguchi · GoogleGDG Kyoto
Kyoto's Google Developer Group runs monthly study sessions and hackathons on Android, Flutter, AI/ML and Cloud.
2026/07/25 04:00 KiotoGratis
© 三条河原町パーティースペースあそViva · GoogleTenjin 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 06:00 OsakaGratis
© R yu · GoogleOwari 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 09:00 NagoyaGratis
© おおゆき · GoogleTobata 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 09:30 FukuokaGratis
© 酒吞童子WALKER · GoogleSumida 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© Mark Williams · GoogleSumida River Fireworks Festival
Tokyo's most famous fireworks: 20,000 shells light up the sky over the Sumida River with Skytree as the backdrop.
2026/07/25 10:00 TokioGratis
© Mark Williams · GoogleHokkoku Fireworks Kanazawa 2026
Kanazawa's flagship summer fireworks send 12,000-plus shells over the Saigawa River in the heart of the city.
2026/07/25 10:30 KanazawaGratis
© haya · GoogleHiroshima 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 11:00 HiroshimaGratis
© 전정옥 (Withok) · GoogleGDG Nagoya
Nagoya's Google Developer Group gathers Tokai-region engineers for talks on Google tech, AI, Android and the web.
2026/07/26 04:00 NagoyaGratis
© クルヴェット名古屋 · GoogleToyota Oiden Festival 2026
One of the Tokai region's biggest fireworks shows, famous for music-synced 'melody fireworks' and hand-held tezutsu pyrotechnics.
2026/07/26 10:00 NagoyaGratis
© めるはば · GoogleSapporo Engineer Base
Hokkaido's broad, cross-stack engineering community runs hybrid meetups to help Sapporo's developers gather, grow and connect.
2026/07/28 10:00 SapporoGratis
© CANVAS ROOFTOP · GoogleJAWS-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 10:00 OsakaGratis
© OSAKA VARIETY ACT SHOW‐OVAS! · GoogleWorld 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 01:00 NagoyaGratis
© オアシス21 · GoogleYanagibashi 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.
2026/07/31 23:00 FukuokaGratis
© Pat Chan · GoogleOmicho 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 KanazawaGratis
© YH Hsiao · GoogleNakatanidou 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 01:00 NaraGratis
© 陳長懋 · GoogleOsu 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 01:00 NagoyaGratis
© YICHENG LIN (Joe) · GoogleWasshoi 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 06:00 FukuokaGratis
© 戴永聯 · GoogleMorioka Sansa Odori 2026
A Guinness-record wall of taiko drums thunders through Morioka as thousands of dancers chant 'Sakkora choiwayasse!'
2026/08/01 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 郭琨山 · GoogleItabashi 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© I Y · GoogleEdogawa 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 10:15 TokioGratis
© 迎豊子 · GoogleHakodate Port Festival 2026
Hakodate's port festival opens with fireworks over the bay and fills the streets with the lively 'Ika Odori' squid dance.
2026/08/01 10:45 SapporoGratis
© Kwan Lee · GoogleKuwana 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 09:30 NagoyaGratis
© ゆっくり考える · Google
OfficialAomori Nebuta Matsuri
Giant illuminated warrior floats are paraded through Aomori nightly as chanting dancers leap alongside in a blaze of color.
2026/08/02 10:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Fisherman · CC BY-SA 3.0Nagaoka 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 10:20 Por todo JapónGratis
© ひろと · GoogleAkita Kanto Festival 2026
Performers balance towering bamboo poles strung with dozens of glowing lanterns on their palms, foreheads and shoulders.
2026/08/03 09:50 Por todo JapónGratis
© 川井ぼん · GoogleYamagata 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 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Majin · GoogleNara 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 10:00 NaraGratis
© Ionut Bucur · Google
OfficialFestival Tanabata de Sendai 2026: fechas, acceso y atractivos
Festival Tanabata de Sendai 2026 (Aug 6–8): las fechas fijas, los gigantescos serpentines de papel, los fuegos artificiales del Aug 5, acceso a 5 min de la estación de Sendai y qué ver.
2026/08/06 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0Sendai Tanabata Festival
Japan's grandest star festival drapes Sendai's arcades in thousands of giant, handmade paper streamers.
2026/08/06 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Alean CHANG · GoogleLake 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 10:30 KiotoGratis
© ミシガンクルーズのりば（琵琶湖汽船） · GoogleAsagaya Tanabata Festival 2026
A Tokyo arcade strung with giant handmade papier-mache figures of pop characters and topical themes, one of the city's most beloved summer street festivals.
2026/08/07 01:00 TokioGratis
© K K · GoogleAwa 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 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 坂口博紀（さかグルメっち） · GoogleBaile toda la noche del Gujo Odori 2026: cómo llegar (guía para principiantes)
El Tetsuya Odori del Gujo Odori 2026, que dura toda la noche, se celebra durante el Obon, del Aug 13 al 16, de 20:00 a 4–5 de la madrugada. El escenario es la antigua ciudad-castillo de Gujo-Hachiman, en Gifu, a unos 20 min a pie de la estación de Gujo-Hachiman. Fechas, recinto y acceso verificados para principiantes.
2026/08/13 11:00GratisOfficial
Daiichi 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.
2026/08/14 23:00 OkinawaGratis
© Fra nci · GoogleLake 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 10:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 松尾まさひろ · GoogleFukagawa 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.
2026/08/15 22:30 TokioGratis
© 千上 · GoogleArashiyama 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 10:00 KiotoGratis
© M L Wong · GoogleYamaga 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 11:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Ookami Nanaya · GoogleKyoto 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 11:00 KiotoGratis
© haya · GoogleMinato 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 09:30 YokohamaGratis
© Simon Blizzard · GoogleYoshida 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 06:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 쿰척 · GoogleNippon 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 02:00 NagoyaGratis
© SPCA663 Little B · GoogleOkinawa 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 06:00 OkinawaGratis
© MOTOJI YAMAMOTO · GoogleNara Basara Festival 2026
Nara's energetic summer counterpoint — vivid street-dance teams parade past Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha and Sanjo-dori.
2026/08/29 02:00 NaraGratis
© Zach Holloway · GoogleAsakusa 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 04:00 TokioGratis
© ぴぴねこ · GoogleTokyo 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 08:00 TokioGratis
© 加藤展康 · GoogleOwara 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 08:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Naka Hiro · GoogleMeguro 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© 百目鬼賢吾 · GoogleSapporo 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 01:00 SapporoGratis
© Brandon Hung · GoogleKatakai 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 10:30 Por todo JapónGratis
© 夏澄 · GoogleVietnam Festa in Kanagawa 2026
Yokohama's bayfront streets go Vietnamese — pho and banh mi, ao dai shows and water-puppet theater spread across Nihon-odori, the prefectural offices and Zou-no-hana Park.
2026/09/12 01:00 YokohamaGratis
© 菊池俊介 · GoogleHojoya 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 01:00 FukuokaGratis
© 筑前國一之宮 筥崎宮 · GoogleFukuoka 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 04:00 FukuokaGratis
© 福岡市国際会館 Fukuoka City International Center · GoogleKishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Teams haul massive wooden festival floats at full sprint through Kishiwada's streets in one of Japan's most thrilling matsuri.
2026/09/18 21:00 OsakaGratis
© アナム博士! · GoogleAizu 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 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 黄少龙 · GoogleNamaste 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleMunakata 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 FukuokaGratis
© 村田誠一 · GoogleCaribbean 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© jared lee · GoogleNihonmatsu 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 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Yuichi Otake · GoogleNagasaki 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.
2026/10/06 22:00 FukuokaGratis
© M's Factory · GoogleBelgian 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 03:00 KiotoGratis
© SK Y · GoogleTakayama 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 NagoyaGratis
© kari one · GoogleWorld 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 01:00 YokohamaGratis
© Kuro Manabu · GoogleNagoya 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 01:00 NagoyaGratis
© SPCA663 Little B · GoogleNaha 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 02:00 OkinawaGratis
© JCHuang · Google
OfficialNaha 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 05:30 OkinawaGratis
© Yuet Man Lee · CC BY-SA 4.0CEATEC 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© 幕張メッセ · GoogleNada 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 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© k (ken5) · GoogleNiihama 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.
2026/10/15 23:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 野本貴士 · GoogleKumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail
Walk ancient moss-covered pilgrimage paths through the forested Kii Mountains to sacred Kumano shrines, a UNESCO World Heritage route.
2026/10/16 23:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© K · GoogleCaribbean 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© 柿原和明（Kackey） · GoogleKawagoe 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© Dwi Apriany · GoogleNikko 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.
2026/10/17 23:00 TokioGratis
© Katsumi Ohyama · GoogleTokyo 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© 池田邦人（musicjpn） · GoogleJidai 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 03:00 KiotoGratis
© H ! O · GoogleKurama 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 09:00 KiotoGratis
© Nishimura T. · GoogleHakata Okunchi 2026 (Kushida Shrine Autumn Festival)
Hakata's 1,200-year-old harvest thanksgiving, with an ox-drawn carriage and children in court dress parading from Kushida Shrine.
2026/10/23 01:00 FukuokaGratis
© Nattarat Juntien · GoogleEarth 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleImari 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 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© セントラルホテル伊万里 · GoogleHiroshima 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 01:00 HiroshimaGratis
© Ian Burry · GoogleIkebukuro 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 07:30 TokioGratis
© Atsushi Ehara · GoogleSaga International Balloon Fiesta
Asia's largest hot-air-balloon meet floods the autumn sky over the Kase River with 100+ balloons, dawn mass ascensions and glowing nighttime 'La Montgolfier Nocturne'.
2026/10/29 21:30 FukuokaGratis
© Ataru 1 · GoogleRoppongi 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© 小川ゆうこ · GoogleOnomichi Betcha Festival 2026
Three costumed demons roam the streets of hillside Onomichi, tapping children with sticks to bring them good health.
2026/11/01 HiroshimaGratis
© ドンキードンキー · GoogleKorankei 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 NagoyaGratis
© Peerasak Khatippatee · GoogleIshigaki 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 02:00 OkinawaGratis
© Ryu S. · GoogleKaratsu 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 10:30 FukuokaGratis
© unison · GoogleMidosuji 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 08:00 OsakaGratis
© 大阪 貸会議室 難波御堂筋ホール · GoogleKanda Curry Grand Prix 2026
Tokyo's curry capital crowns its champion as twenty finalist shops face off and visitors vote for the best plate in Kanda.
2026/11/07 01:00 TokioGratis
© Rosemarie “Rosie” Hill · GoogleTori-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 01:00 TokioGratis
© Akihito Yoshida · GoogleTsuchiura 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 08:30 Por todo JapónGratis
© Takanori Isoyama · GoogleFiesta 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleArashiyama Autumn Leaves
Kyoto's Arashiyama bursts into crimson and gold each November, with mountain temples, a scenic train and bamboo groves.
2026/11/14 23:00 KiotoGratis
© Richard Parry · GoogleTokyo 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 08:00 TokioGratis
© 六本木ヒルズ · GoogleInter 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© 幕張メッセ · GoogleSapporo White Illumination 2026
Japan's oldest city illumination wraps Odori Park and the station-front street in lights from late November through the deep Hokkaido winter.
2026/11/21 07:30 SapporoGratis
© Brandon Hung · GoogleChichibu Night Festival 2026
One of Japan's three great float festivals: six lantern-lit floats are hauled up a steep hill in the December cold while winter fireworks burst overhead.
2026/12/02 05:00 TokioGratis
© 鈴木隆一 · GoogleBelgian 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 07:00 TokioGratis
© 新宿住友ビル 三角広場 · GoogleChichibu 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 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 鈴木隆一 · GoogleNagoya 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 07:00 NagoyaGratis
© T N · GoogleKasuga 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 NaraGratis
© 龍-Ryu- · GoogleJump 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 TokioGratis
© 幕張メッセ · GoogleHappy 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 13:00 TokioGratis
© K KIM · GoogleSumiyoshi 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 13:00 OsakaGratis
© 佳央大北 · GoogleFushimi 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 14:00 KiotoGratis
© bobby Newcomb · GoogleMeiji 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 14:00 TokioGratis
© Lawrence · GoogleNozawa 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 10:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 雲 · GoogleYoshida 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 09:00 KiotoGratis
© _sun sat_ · GoogleNaritasan 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 02:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Yuki Nishijima · Google
OfficialFestival de la Nieve de Sapporo 2027: fechas, los tres recintos y cómo llegar
Festival de la Nieve de Sapporo 2027: fechas confirmadas del Feb 4–11, los tres recintos gratuitos (Odori, Susukino, Tsudome) y cómo llegar desde el aeropuerto de New Chitose.
2027/02/04 01:00 SapporoGratis
© Senior Chief Petty Officer Ryan Delcore (U.S. Navy) · Public domainAsahikawa 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 SapporoGratis
© carl hong · GoogleNagasaki Lantern Festival 2027
Around 15,000 glowing lanterns fill Nagasaki for the Lunar New Year, with dragon dances, acrobatics and mask-changing across the city.
2027/02/05 08:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© MYON AI · GoogleOne 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 01:00 OsakaGratis
© Farooq Khan · GoogleNamahage 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 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© michihiro kono · GoogleYokote 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 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© リディア · GoogleSaidaiji 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 13:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Kam Kam · GoogleHina 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.
2027/03/02 15:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© kvunby · GoogleTokyo Marathon 2027
One of the world's six Marathon Majors, the 20th-anniversary Tokyo Marathon sends 38,000 runners surging past the city's landmarks on a flat, fast course.
2027/03/07 00:10 TokioGratis
© Michał Jasnowski · GoogleChidorigafuchi 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.
2027/03/24 15:00 TokioGratis
© まめ · GoogleHimeji 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.
2027/03/26 15:00 OsakaGratis
© Allen Z. · GoogleMount 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.
2027/03/26 15:00 NaraGratis
© Lili Xu · GoogleBeppu 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 02:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© Yoko Horita · GoogleInuyama Festival 2027
Thirteen three-tiered floats with karakuri puppets parade below Inuyama Castle, glowing with lanterns under the cherry blossoms.
2027/04/03 NagoyaGratis
© 白蓮 · GoogleTakayama 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 NagoyaGratis
© 日枝神社 · GoogleEarth 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleHirosaki 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 Por todo JapónGratis
© Gino Wang · GoogleSeihakusai 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 KanazawaGratis
© I& Nakamura · GoogleHamamatsu 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 01:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© 里奈 · GoogleHakata 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 01:00 FukuokaGratis
© 약간tv · GoogleAoi 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 01:30 KiotoGratis
© SK Y · GoogleNipponbashi 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 02:00 OsakaGratis
© Teruo YABUMOTO (YAB) · GoogleMikuni 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.
2027/05/18 23:00 KanazawaGratis
© 吉岡宣幸 · GoogleSapporo 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 01:00 SapporoGratis
© ゆきしずり · GoogleKanazawa 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 KanazawaGratis
© 山田真太郎 · GoogleSanno 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.
2028/06/07 22:30 TokioGratis
© 旨すぎ太 · GoogleKobe Luminarie
Glowing arches of hundreds of thousands of lights fill Kobe each winter, a moving memorial turned beloved festival.
2026/01/23 09:00 Por todo JapónGratis
© chia-hao HUANG (Bruce HUANG) · GoogleNara 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 08:30 NaraGratis
© 井下原健太 · GoogleSapporo Snow Festival
Hokkaido's winter wonderland: giant snow and ice sculptures fill Odori Park, drawing over two million visitors each February.
2026/02/04 01:00 SapporoGratis
© Brandon Hung · GoogleKenrokuen 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 08:30 KanazawaGratis
© 唐津敏明 · GoogleOtaru 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 08:00 SapporoGratis
© carl hong · GoogleShirakawa-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 Por todo JapónGratis
© 黃翊彰 · GoogleOmizutori (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 10:00 NaraGratis
© ヒロナカダ · GoogleUeno 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 TokioGratis
© jared lee · GoogleMeguro 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 01:00 TokioGratis
© まさやん · GoogleTokyo Rainbow Pride
Japan's largest LGBTQ+ celebration fills Yoyogi Park with a parade, live stages, food and a vibrant, welcoming community.
2026/04/25 02:00 TokioGratis
© T TMBC · GoogleNaha 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 OkinawaGratis
© くどかず · GoogleHiroshima 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 00:30 HiroshimaGratis
© Alessandro Fossati · GoogleKanda Matsuri
One of Tokyo's three great festivals: hundreds of portable shrines parade through Akihabara and the old Edo districts.
2026/05/08 23:00 TokioGratis
© Eduardo Silva · GoogleSanja Matsuri
Asakusa's wildest weekend: nearly 100 portable shrines and two million people flood the streets around Senso-ji Temple.
2026/05/15 02:00 TokioGratis
© Guanchul Guanchunao · GoogleKanazawa 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 05:00 KanazawaGratis
© MIYATA Tadaaki (AndeshM) · GoogleTokasan Yukata Festival
Hiroshima's beloved summer kickoff: locals don yukata and fill the downtown streets for three festive nights.
2026/06/05 07:00 HiroshimaGratis
© 助さん、角さん · GoogleYosakoi Soran Festival
Sapporo erupts in color as thousands of dancers perform high-energy yosakoi routines through the streets each June.
2026/06/10 01:00 SapporoGratis
© Brandon Hung · Google11th 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 04:00 TokioGratis
© IKUKO MORIYAMA (Wonder Iku) · GoogleICASSP 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 09:00 TokioGratis
© Takato “Taka” Hirata · GoogleHR × 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© ㈱マネーフォワード · GoogleEncraft #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 10:00 TokioGratis
© 株式会社ナレッジワーク · GoogleAkihabara 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 03:00 TokioGratis
© Alvin Leow · GoogleNext-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 07:00 TokioGratis
© masahiro nakazawa · Googlefreee 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© HTJ JP (HTJJP) · GoogleTsukiji Outer Market & Toyosu Food Walk
Tokyo's food paradise: graze on fresh sushi, tamagoyaki and seafood at the historic Tsukiji Outer Market.
2026/06/24 23:00 TokioGratis
© Kevin Wong · GooglePokemon Center Mega Tokyo
The flagship Pokemon store in Ikebukuro, packed with exclusive plush, seasonal merch and a giant Pikachu welcoming fans.
2026/06/25 01:00 TokioGratis
© Atsushi Ehara · GoogleYokohama Chinatown Street Food
Wander Japan's largest Chinatown for steaming nikuman, xiaolongbao and panda sweets among ornate gates and red lanterns.
2026/06/25 02:00 YokohamaGratis
© ともやん · GoogleMinato 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 08:00 YokohamaGratis
© よこはまコスモワールド · GoogleFindy Offline Series Thanksgiving: Pioneers' Banquet
Findy celebrates its DevRel offline community with lightning talks on the trajectories of sharing knowledge.
2026/06/25 09:30 TokioGratis
© HTJ JP (HTJJP) · GoogleSummer 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© Fine Lagusaz · GoogleCA 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 10:00 TokioGratis
© Abema Towers · GoogleArashiyama Bamboo Grove
Walk a luminous path through towering bamboo in Kyoto's Arashiyama, where filtered light and rustling stalks feel otherworldly.
2026/06/25 22:00 KiotoGratis
© Miquel Lapuente Marquès · Google