Events – Page 9 – Japan Events Guide

Discover festivals and events across Japan

2027

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

Kokusai-dori, the main street of Naha

December Kyushu-Okinawa Okinawa Sports

NAHA Marathon 2026: 30,000 Runners in Okinawan Winter

The coastline at Atami on Shizuoka's Izu peninsula

Chubu December Fireworks Shizuoka

Atami Winter Fireworks 2026: Twenty Minutes Over the Bay

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

Ako Gishisai samurai procession in Hyogo

Cultural December Hyogo Kansai

Ako Gishisai 2026: Hyogo’s Festival of the 47 Loyal Samurai

Crowds browsing stalls at the Setagaya Boro-ichi market

December Kanto Market Tokyo

Setagaya Boro-ichi 2026: Tokyo’s 400-Year Winter Market

Akihasanhongu Akiha Jinja Shrine Kamisha - Honden, Tenryu Ward Hamamatsu 2012

Ceremony Chubu December Shizuoka

Akiha Fire Festival 2026: Sacred Fire Dances Above Hamamatsu