Events – Page 4 – Japan Events Guide

Discover festivals and events across Japan

2027

The Seto River canal and white-walled storehouses in Hida Furukawa

Ceremony Chubu Gifu January

Sanjimairi 2027: A Thousand Candles on the Seto River

The garden of Motsuji temple in Hiraizumi

Ceremony Iwate January Tohoku

Motsuji Hatsukaya Festival 2027: Torch Clash and Midnight Dance

The main hall of Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita

Ceremony Chiba February Kanto

Naritasan Setsubun-e 2027: Sumo Wrestlers Throw the Beans

Snow candles glowing along the Otaru Canal during the Snow Light Path

February Hokkaido Illumination

Otaru Snow Light Path 2027: Canal-Side Candles in a Snowy Port Town

The Niyodo river valley in Niyodogawa, Kochi

Cultural February Kochi Shikoku

Akiba Matsuri 2027: A 200-Strong Procession Through the Mountains

The limestone grassland of the Akiyoshidai plateau in Yamaguchi

Chugoku February Seasonal Yamaguchi

Akiyoshidai Yamayaki 2027: Burning Japan’s Largest Karst Plateau

Yokote Kamakura Festival 2027: Snow Igloos & Tickets Guide — Japan festival photo

Akita February Tohoku

Yokote Kamakura Festival 2027: Snow Igloos & Tickets Guide

The thatched gassho-zukuri houses of Ainokura village in Toyama

Chubu February Illumination Toyama

Ainokura Winter Light-Up 2027: A World Heritage Village in the Snow

Saidaiji Kannonin temple in Okayama

Ceremony Chugoku February Okayama

Saidaiji Eyo 2027: Thousands Fight for Two Sacred Sticks