Festival Type: Shinto

  • Japan-Flag

    11 Nov. 2025
    The Hadaka Matsuri – Okayama Naked Festival (Saidaiji Eyō) is the most famous and intense purification rite held annually on…
  • Japan-Flag

    11 Nov. 2025
    The Onbashira Matsuri - Log Riding Festival is an ancient, extremely high-risk Japanese Shinto event held every six years to spiritually…
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    11 Nov. 2025
    The Akutai Matsuri is an ancient Shinto purification ritual held annually on the third Sunday of December in Kasama, Ibaraki.…
  • Kanamara-Matsuri-Pesnis-Festival-in-Kawasaki-Japan

    11 Oct. 2025
    The Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) is an annual Japanese celebration rooted in centuries-old prayers for protection against…
  • 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…