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Explore Japanese festivals across 9 distinct regions.

Hokkaido13 festivals

Sapporo Snow Festival
Hokkaido
Sōunkyō Icefall Festival
Hokkaido
Shibare Festival
Hokkaido
Asahikawa Winter Festival
Hokkaido
Pacific Music Festival
Hokkaido
Yosakoi Soran Festival
Hokkaido
Otaru Snow Light Path
Hokkaido
Ubagami Daijingū Togyosai
Hokkaido
Otaru Ushio Matsuri
Hokkaido
Hokkaido Belly Button Festival
Hokkaido
Hokkai Soran Matsuri
Hokkaido
Esashi Kamomejima Festival
Hokkaido
Kanchu Misogi Matsuri
Hokkaido

Tohoku40 festivals

Aomori Nebuta Matsuri
Aomori
Hirosaki Neputa
Aomori
Akita Kantō
Akita
Sendai Tanabata
Miyagi
Odate Amekko-ichi
Akita
Yokote’s Winter Festival
Akita
Numa-iri Bonden
Akita
Okuribon Festival
Akita
Kemanai no Bon-odori
Akita
Nishimonai no Bon-odori
Akita
Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Foliage Festival
Aomori
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
Aomori
Chagu Chagu Umakko
Iwate
Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival
Aomori
Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival
Akita
Shinjō Matsuri
Yamagata
Kitakami Michinoku Traditional Dance Festival
Iwate
Hachinohe Sansha Taisai
Aomori
Kakunodate Festival
Akita
Sendai Tanabata Fireworks Festival
Miyagi
Kasedori
Yamagata
Hitoichi no Bon-odori
Akita
Bonden
Akita
Asamushi Onsen Nebuta Festival
Aomori
Ōminato Nebuta
Aomori
Hiburi Kamakura
Akita
Sōma Nomaoi
Fukushima
Morioka Sansa Odori
Iwate
Hanawa Bayashi
Akita
Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival
Fukushima
Aizu Clan Parade
Fukushima
Furukawa Matsuri
Miyagi
Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival
Aomori
Yamagata Hanagasa Festival
Yamagata
Tomiya Marching Festival
Miyagi
Kagobo Cherry Blossom Festival
Miyagi
Tsukidate Tanabata Matsuri
Miyagi
Kakuda Canola Flower Festival
Miyagi
Taira Tanabata Matsuri
Fukushima
Sendai Aoba Matsuri
Miyagi

Kanto68 festivals

Comiket
Tokyo
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo
Game Market
Chiba
Adachi Fireworks
Tokyo
KOGANEI SAKURA FESTIVAL
Tokyo
Suigō Sawara Ayame Festival
Chiba
Iriya Asagao festival
Tokyo
Suigō Itako Iris Festival
Ibaraki
Kōenji Awa Odori
Tokyo
Jindai-ji Hōzuki Festival
Tokyo
Sannō Matsuri
Tokyo
Kanda Matsuri
Tokyo
Hitachi Fūryūmono
Ibaraki
Sanja Matsuri
Tokyo
Kawagoe Hikawa Festival
Saitama
Chichibu Night Festival
Saitama
Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival
Tokyo
Fukagawa Matsuri
Tokyo
Jingu Fireworks Festival
Tokyo
Hachioji Matsuri
Tokyo
Samba Carnival of Asakusa
Tokyo
Itabashi Fireworks Festival
Tokyo
Kurayami Matsuri
Tokyo
Tochigi Autumn Festival
Tochigi
Mita festival
Tokyo
Shimōsa Miyama Seven-Year Festival
Chiba
Night Plum Festival
Ibaraki
Kanda Curry Grand Prix
Tokyo
Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival
Kanagawa
Kibune Matsuri
Kanagawa
Sagami River Koinobori Matsuri
Kanagawa
Ended after the FY2019 edition
Tsurumi no Tamatsuri
Kanagawa
Yamaage Matsuri
Tochigi
Odawara Hōjō Godai Festival
Kanagawa
Kanuma Imamiya Shrine Festival
Tochigi
Gishi-sai
Tokyo
Jūninichi-machi
Saitama
Narita Gion Festival
Chiba
Tokyo Millenario
Tokyo
Hamaori-sai
Kanagawa
Itako Gion Matsuri
Ibaraki
Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
Gunma
Chichibu Kawase Matsuri
Saitama
Asagaya Tanabata Festival
Tokyo
Ōme Grand Festival
Tokyo
Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival
Tokyo
Super Yosakoi
Tokyo
Lantern Festival of Kuki
Saitama
Matsudo Festival
Chiba
Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival
Chiba
Bunkyō Azalea Festival
Tokyo
Tokyo Jidai Festival
Tokyo
Otaue Festival at Katori Jingū
Chiba
Komae Tamagawa Fireworks Festival
Tokyo
Fukaya Festival
Saitama
Shitamachi Tanabata Festival
Tokyo
Ryōgoku hanabi
Tokyo
Historical name; revived as Sumida River Fireworks Festival in 1978
Koga Peach Festival
Ibaraki
Sawara Float Festival
Chiba
Katsuura Autumn Festival
Chiba
Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition
Ibaraki
Kokufu-sai
Kanagawa
Ohara Hadaka Matsuri
Chiba
Setagaya Panmatsuri
Tokyo
Hiwatari-sai
Tokyo
Shibayama Haniwa Festival
Chiba
Masakado Matsuri
Ibaraki
Mashiko Gion Matsuri
Tochigi

Chubu69 festivals

Hōnen Matsuri
Aichi
Fuji Rock Festival
Niigata
Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival
Toyama
Guzuyaki Festival
Ishikawa
Gero Ta-no-Kami Festival
Gifu
Yoshida Fire Festival
Yamanashi
Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
Aichi
Anjo Tanabata Festival
Aichi
Mukonage and Suminuri
Niigata
Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival
Nagano
Onbashira
Nagano
Mount Fuji Jazz Festival
Yamanashi
Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival
Aichi
Owari Tsushima Tennō Festival
Aichi
Shingen-ko Festival
Yamanashi
Kaze no bon
Toyama
Oku-noto no Aenokoto
Ishikawa
Uozu Tatemon Festival
Toyama
Ojiya balloon festival
Niigata
Takefu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival
Fukui
Tsukurimon Festival
Toyama
Jantokoi Uozu Festival
Toyama
Hōrai Matsuri
Ishikawa
Takayama Festival
Gifu
Hyakumangoku Matsuri
Ishikawa
Katsuyama Sagichō
Fukui
Fushiki Hikiyama Festival
Toyama
Kamezaki Shiohi Festival
Aichi
Ōgaki Festival
Gifu
Johana Hikiyama Festival
Toyama
Furukawa Festival
Gifu
Yoshiwara Gion-sai
Shizuoka
Gold Mine Festival
Niigata
Mikuni Matsuri
Fukui
Mikuni Fireworks Festival
Fukui
Toyohashi Oni Festival
Aichi
Yahagi Shrine Autumn Grand Festival
Aichi
Ōgaki Jūmangoku Matsuri
Gifu
Yuwaku Bonbori Matsuri
Ishikawa
Suga Shrine Taisai
Aichi
Owari Tsushima Autumn Festival
Aichi
Sunari Festival
Aichi
Kakegawa Matsuri
Shizuoka
Inuyama Festival
Aichi
Chiryū Festival
Aichi
Mikumano Jinja Taisai
Shizuoka
Seihaku Festival
Ishikawa
Iida-machi Toroyama Festival
Ishikawa
Otabi Festival
Ishikawa
Takada Castle Site Park Cherry Blossom Festival
Niigata
Iiyama Snow Festival
Nagano
Etchuyatsuo parade float festival
Toyama
Nanao Gion Matsuri
Ishikawa
Matsumoto-Bonbon Festival
Nagano
Atsuta Matsuri
Aichi
Yasaka Jinja Gion Matsuri
Shizuoka
Shimadachi Hadaka Matsuri
Nagano
Shimoda Black Ship Festival
Shizuoka
Abare Festival
Ishikawa
Nanao Port Festival
Ishikawa
Kōda no Himatsuri
Ishikawa
Eiheiji Temple Flower Festival
Fukui
Kō Natsu Matsuri
Aichi
Abe River Fireworks Festival
Shizuoka
Okuma Kabuto Festival
Ishikawa
Senami Festival
Niigata
Issaki Hōtō Festival
Ishikawa
Shinmei Fireworks Festival
Yamanashi
Kanbara Matsuri
Niigata

Kinki51 festivals

Jidai Matsuri
Kyoto
Kobe Luminarie
Hyogo
Otaue Shinto Service
Osaka
Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri Festival
Nara
Aioi Peron Matsuri
Hyogo
Tado Festival
Mie
Aoi Matsuri
Kyoto
Gion Matsuri
Kyoto
Omizutori
Nara
Tenjin Matsuri
Osaka
Gozan no Okuribi
Kyoto
Nara Tōkae
Nara
Hirakata Dai Kiku-Ningyō
Osaka
Original large-scale exhibition closed in autumn 2005
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Osaka
Saiō Matsuri
Mie
PL Art of Fireworks
Osaka
Tondabayashi city document records the suspension as starting in FY2020 (Reiwa 2); reopening or abolition unverified
Ishidori Matsuri
Mie
Sumiyoshi Matsuri
Osaka
Ise Lobster Festival
Mie
Ueno Tenjin Festival
Mie
Ichijima Kawasuso Matsuri
Hyogo
Tanabe Matsuri
Wakayama
Tsukuno Danjiri Matsuri
Osaka
Komaneko Festival
Kyoto
Tōka Ebisu
Hyogo
Kujirabune Festival
Mie
Tomida Ishidori Matsuri
Mie
Otō Matsuri
Wakayama
Haruki Danjiri Matsuri
Osaka
Kumano Hayatama Matsuri
Wakayama
Emperor Jinmu Festival
Nara
Agata Matsuri
Kyoto
Uneme Matsuri
Nara
Kurama Himatsuri
Kyoto
Akō Gishi Festival
Hyogo
Osaka Asian Film Festival
Osaka
Arashiyama Hanatōro
Kyoto
Arashiyama Hanatoro program ended after its 2021 edition
Higashiyama Hanatouro
Kyoto
Higashiyama Hanatoro program ended with its final day on March 13, 2022
Himeji Yukata Matsuri
Hyogo
Nada no kenka matsuri
Hyogo
Kobe Matsuri
Hyogo
Imamiya Matsuri
Kyoto
Shirongo Matsuri
Mie
Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival
Osaka
Three Great Festivals of Kyoto
Kyoto
Ōgi Matsuri
Wakayama
Aizen Festival
Osaka
Tajima Beef Festival
Hyogo
Hiyoshi Sannō-sai
Shiga
Kumano Hongu Taisha Annual Festival
Wakayama
Kumano Great Fireworks Festival
Mie

Chugoku13 festivals

Shinkawa-ichi Festival
Yamaguchi
Sake Matsuri
Hiroshima
Tottori Shan-Shan Festival
Tottori
Hiroshima Flower Festival
Hiroshima
Mibu no Hana Taue
Hiroshima
Yassa Festival
Hiroshima
Hōran-en'ya
Shimane
Inaba Umbrella Dance
Tottori
Kangensai
Hiroshima
Ebisukō
Hiroshima
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
Hiroshima
Saidai-ji Eyō
Okayama
Otebi Matsuri
Hiroshima

Shikoku7 festivals

Yosakoi Matsuri
Kochi
Uwajima Ushi-oni Festival
Ehime
Niihama Taiko Festival
Ehime
Kotohiki Hachimangū Taisai
Kagawa
Toyohama Chōsa Festival
Kagawa
Sanuki Takamatsu Festival
Kagawa
Doi taikomatsuri
Ehime

Kyushu27 festivals

Saga International Balloon Fiesta
Saga
Nagasaki Kunchi
Nagasaki
Karatsu Kunchi
Saga
Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival
Fukuoka
Ohara Festival
Kagoshima
Miare Festival
Fukuoka
Tobata Gion Festival
Fukuoka
Hakata Dontaku
Fukuoka
Hatsuuma Festival
Kagoshima
Hōran-en'ya
Oita
August dance in Honmachi
Kagoshima
Hōjōya
Fukuoka
Miyazaki Shrine Grand Festival
Miyazaki
Kokura Gion Daiko
Fukuoka
Hita Gion Festival
Oita
Chikugo River Fireworks Festival
Fukuoka
Nishinippon Ohori Fireworks Festival
Fukuoka
Kirishima International Music Festival
Kagoshima
Boshita Festival
Kumamoto
Hakata Matsubayashi
Fukuoka
Hyuga Hyottoko Summer Festival
Miyazaki
Yamaga Lantern Festival
Kumamoto
Hamasaki Gion Yamakasa
Saga
Kurosaki Gion Yamagasa
Fukuoka
Hakata Okunchi
Fukuoka
Higashi-nagare
Fukuoka
Suitengū Spring Festival
Fukuoka

Okinawa8 festivals

Okinawa International Movie Festival
Okinawa
The former film festival ended after its 2024 edition
Ungami of Shioya Bay
Okinawa
Naha Hari
Okinawa
Urasoe Tedako Festival
Okinawa
Naha Great Tug-of-War Festival
Okinawa
Okinawa International Carnival
Okinawa
Itoman Hārē
Okinawa
Tomigusuku Hārī
Okinawa