Festival Country: Japan

  • Kyoto-Gion-Festival-in-Kyoto-Japan

    11 Oct. 2025
    Kyoto Gion Festival (Gion Matsuri) is a historic, month-long UNESCO cultural event dating back to 869, centered around Yasaka Shrine.…
  • Kanda-Matsuri-Festival-in-Tokyo-Japan

    10 Oct. 2025
    The Kanda Matsuri is one of Tokyo's most magnificent Shinto festivals, a grand celebration with roots in the Feudal Era.…
  • Ise-Shrine-Dedication-Fireworks-Festival-in-Ise-Japan

    10 Oct. 2025
    The Ise Shrine Dedication Fireworks Festival is an annual fireworks competition held along the Miyagawa River. This premier event invites…
  • Jidai-Matsuri-in-Kyoto-Japan

    10 Oct. 2025
    The Jidai Matsuri is Kyoto's spectacular Founding Anniversary Festival, held annually on October 22nd. This two-hour chronological procession functions as…
  • Hakata-Gion-Yamakasa-in-Hakata-Fukuoka-Japan

    10 Oct. 2025
    The Hakata Gion Yamakasa is a thrilling, 700-year-old UNESCO festival in Fukuoka. Half-naked participants from seven neighborhoods compete to rush…
  • Chichibu-Night-Festival-in-Chichibu-Japan

    09 Oct. 2025
    The Chichibu Yomatsuri (Night Festival) is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage event featuring six immense, decorative parade floats. Its main…
  • Awa-Odori-Festival-in-Tokushima-Japan

    09 Oct. 2025
    The Tokushima Awa Odori Dance Festival is arguably Japan's most famous summer dance event, featuring thousands of ren (dancers) performing…
  • Aomori-Nebuta-Festival-in-Aomori-Japan

    09 Oct. 2025
    The Aomori Nebuta Festival is one of Japan's most significant summer festivals (matsuri). It consists in illuminated nightly processions that…
  • Aoi-Matsuri-Festival-in-Kyoto-Japan

    09 Oct. 2025
    The Aoi Matsuri is one of the three great annual festivals of Kyoto, famous for recreating the elegance of the…
  • Akita-Kanto-Matsuri-in-Akita-Japan

    08 Oct. 2025
    The Akita Kanto Matsuri, or Pole Lantern Festival, is known for its unique and spectacular display of hundreds of towering…