Activities Tone River Fireworks Festival 2025 Saturday - Sep 13th Running for over three decades, the Tone River Fireworks Festival is a 90 minute extravaganza of light and sound in Ibaraki Prefecture...
Yamagata Imonikai Festival 2025 Sunday - Sep 14th Enjoy beef taro stew out of the world’s largest pot.
Culture Local Character Festival in Susaki 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 14th The Local Character Festival in Susaki is a fun celebration of Japan's mascot culture, known as yuru-chara. The event is set..
Culture Glasses Festival 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 14th Sabae in Fukui Prefecture is known as Japan’s eyeglass capital, and the city is hosting their annual Glasses Festival in Septe..
Odawara Art Biennale 2025 Late Aug - Mid Sep In the castle town of Odawara in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, the Biennale art festival has opened, with paintings and other..
Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 14th Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing festivities..
Culture The Hanamaki Festival 2025 Sep 12th - Sep 14th The Hanamaki festival is held on the second Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of September each year. It features drum and shamisen playing..
Festivals Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival 2025 Sep 12th - Sep 14th Held annually on the weekend after obon festivities since 1956, the Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival is a large-scale celebration of..