Events – Page 2 – Japan Events Guide

Discover festivals and events across Japan

2027

The main shrine buildings of Kotohira-gu in Kagawa Prefecture

Ceremony Kagawa October Shikoku

Kotohira-gu Reitaisai 2026: Konpira’s Night Procession of 500

An illuminated chosa drum float carried through the streets at night in Kagawa

Kagawa October Parade Shikoku

Sanuki Toyohama Chosa Matsuri 2026: 23 Gilded Floats Face Off

The front plaza of Shiinoki Geihinkan in Kanazawa

Chubu Illumination Ishikawa October

Kanazawa Tsukimi Kouro 2026: Student-Built Light Art

The tree-lined Jozenji-dori avenue in central Sendai

Dance Miyagi October Tohoku

Sendai Michinoku Yosakoi Festival 2026: 7 Venues of Naruko Dance

Otsu Matsuri festival scene in Shiga

Festival Kansai October Shiga

Otsu Matsuri 2026: Shiga’s Mechanical-Puppet Float Festival

Chosa drum floats being carried at the Hiwasa Hachiman shrine autumn festival

October Parade Shikoku Tokushima

Hiwasa Hachiman Autumn Festival 2026: Floats Charge Into the Surf

Giant rope of the Naha Great Tug-of-War

Festival Kyushu-Okinawa October Okinawa

Naha Great Tug-of-War 2026: Okinawa’s Guinness-Record Rope

The Tateyama mountain range seen across Toyama Bay

Chubu October Parade Toyama

Ohmon Hikiyama Matsuri 2026: Float Crossing Below the Tateyama Range

Ornate float at the Saijo Matsuri in Ehime

Ehime Festival October Shikoku

Saijo Matsuri 2026: Ehime’s Clash of 150 Ornate Floats