Events – Page 2 – Japan Events Guide

Discover festivals and events across Japan

2027

Zenkoji temple in Nagano city

Chubu Fireworks Nagano November

Nagano Ebisuko Fireworks 2026: A Rare November Display

The tower gate and great stone stairway of Hofu Tenmangu shrine

Ceremony Chugoku November Yamaguchi

Hofu Tenmangu Gojinko-sai 2026: The Hadakabo Festival

The grand shrine buildings of Izumo Taisha in Shimane

Chugoku Cultural November Shimane

Izumo Taisha Kamiari-sai 2026: When Japan’s Gods Gather in Shimane

Big Yellow Ginkgo Tree 2026: Visit Japan's Golden Beauty — Japan festival photo

Aomori November Tohoku

Big Yellow Ginkgo Tree 2026: Visit Japan's Golden Beauty

Illuminated float and winter fireworks at Chichibu Night Festival

December Festival Kanto Saitama

Chichibu Night Festival 2027: Complete Guide to Japan’s Spectacular Yatai Festival

Zelkova trees strung with lights at the Sendai Pageant of Starlight

December Illumination Miyagi Tohoku

Sendai Pageant of Starlight 2026: Miyagi’s Zelkova Tree Illumination

The coastline at Atami on Shizuoka's Izu peninsula

Chubu December Fireworks Shizuoka

Atami Winter Fireworks 2026: Twenty Minutes Over the Bay

Kokusai-dori, the main street of Naha

December Kyushu-Okinawa Okinawa Sports

NAHA Marathon 2026: 30,000 Runners in Okinawan Winter

Aoshima island off the Miyazaki coast, ringed by wave-cut rock formations

December Kyushu-Okinawa Miyazaki Sports

Aoshima Taiheiyo Marathon 2026: A Flat Course by the Pacific