Festivals Miura Kaigan Fireworks Festival 2025 Thursday - Aug 7th The fireworks were spectacular at the annual Miura Kaigan festival.
Culture Uchiko's Sasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 6th - Aug 7th Uchiko's main street is decked out with colorful paper and bamboo decorations for three days. Teams dress in yukata or other..
Festivals Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri 2025 Aug 1st - Aug 7th Hirosaki's Neputa Matsuri offers an impressive display of drums and floats to light up the summer evenings during the first..
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
Culture Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival 2025 Early Aug The Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern festival is a traditional summer event with an impressive history spanning approximately 600 years...
Recommended Culture Aomori Nebuta Festival 2025 Aug 2nd - Aug 7th Nebuta festival is the biggest Tanabata festival that makes up the three great festivals of Tohoku Region.
Food Yairo Watermelon Festival 2025 Jul 25th - Aug 8th Wild about watermelon? The Yairo Watermelon Festival in Niigata offers all you can eat watermelon for the bargain price of 500 yen...