Events – Page 3 – Japan Events Guide

Discover festivals and events across Japan

2027

Sake brewery street during Saijo Sake Matsuri, Hiroshima

Chugoku Food Hiroshima October

Saijo Sake Matsuri 2026: Hiroshima’s Great Sake-Tasting Festival

Tall wooden floats lined up during the Sawara Grand Festival

Chiba Festival Kanto October

Sawara Grand Festival 2026: Chiba’s UNESCO Autumn Float Parade

The great shrine at Izumo, where the Izumo Ekiden starts

Chugoku October Shimane Sports

Izumo Ekiden 2026: University Relay from the Grand Shrine

Mikoshi clashing at the Nada Fighting Festival in Himeji

Festival Hyogo Kansai October

Nada no Kenka Matsuri 2026: Himeji’s Fighting Festival

Takenin Geishu Acrobatics 2026: Tickets, Hours & Guide — Japan festival photo

Kyushu-Okinawa Nagasaki October

Takenin Geishu Acrobatics 2026: Tickets, Hours & Guide

Golden taiko drum float lifted by bearers at Niihama

Ehime Festival October Shikoku

Niihama Taiko Matsuri 2026: Shikoku’s Giant Drum-Float Festival

The canal and white-walled storehouses of the Kurashiki Bikan district

Chugoku Festival October Okayama

Achi Shrine Autumn Festival 2026: Kurashiki’s Mask-Wearing Suinkyo

Illuminated float at the Kawagoe Festival

Festival Kanto October Saitama

Kawagoe Matsuri 2026: Float Festival in Tokyo’s Little Edo

Winter illumination at Nabana no Sato in Mie

Illumination Kansai Mie October

Nabana no Sato Illumination 2026: Mie’s Vast Winter Light Garden