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#Festival

Japanese festivals (matsuri) — from mikoshi parades and fireworks to bon odori and street fairs. Covers traditional seasonal events and local shrine festivals across Japan.

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Giant snow sculpture at the Odori Site of the Sapporo Snow Festival

Sapporo Snow Festival 2027 (Feb 4–11): Which Site and How Many Nights

The great torch of Taimatsu Akashi burning on Goroyama at night in Sukagawa, Fukushima

Sukagawa Taimatsu Akashi 2026: Nov 14, 6:30 PM Lighting, and the Shuttle to Goroyama

A masked performer dancing the night kagura in the kagura hall at Takachiho Shrine, Miyazaki

Takachiho Night Kagura: Book the 8 p.m. Show or Catch the Winter Village Rite

The Nobunaga Cavalcade of mounted warriors marching along Kinkabashi-dori at Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri in central Gifu City

Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri 2026: See the Samurai Parade Free, Sunday Nov 8

The Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu procession moving through the Hakone Yumoto onsen town

Hakone Daimyo Gyoretsu 2026: Route, Times & Where to Watch (Nov 3)

A tall hikiyama float of Otsu Matsuri rolling through the old streets of Otsu, Shiga, near Kyoto

Otsu Matsuri 2026: UNESCO Float Festival Near Kyoto, Eve or Main Day?

Bettara-ichi night market by Takarada Ebisu Shrine in Nihonbashi, with paper lanterns and vendors selling sweet bettara-zuke pickles

Bettara-ichi 2026: Nihonbashi Pickle Fair — Dates, Hours & How to Buy

Carts of used books stretching about 500 meters along the Yasukuni-dori sidewalk during the Kanda Used Book Festival in autumn Jimbocho, Tokyo

Kanda Used Book Festival 2026 in Jimbocho: Dates, Hours, and a Rainy-Day Plan

Dancers in happi coats performing with naruko clappers at Tokyo Yosakoi near Ikebukuro's west exit

Tokyo Yosakoi 2026: Free Ikebukuro Festival, Dates, Venues & Road Closures (October 10–11)

A mounted archer in hunting costume shoots at a wooden target during yabusame at Meiji Jingu's Autumn Grand Festival.

Meiji Jingu Yabusame 2026: When and Where to See the Nov 3 Horseback Archery

A giant hikiyama float pulled through the streets during Karatsu Kunchi festival

Karatsu Kunchi 2026: Dates, Float Times, and Where to Watch for Free

Three Warlords float on display at Hisaya-odori Park during Nagoya Matsuri

Nagoya Matsuri 2026: No Warlord Parade This Year — What's On Instead

A towering wooden float topped with a giant doll being pulled through the old Little Edo streets of Sawara at the autumn Sawara Grand Festival

Sawara Grand Festival 2026: Dates, the Saturday 14-Float Lineup & Getting There from Narita

A lantern-lit float and winter fireworks at the Chichibu Night Festival

Chichibu Night Festival 2026: Dec 2 or 3? Fireworks, Seats & Last Train

Bearers hoisting a yatai float at Nada no Kenka Matsuri, Matsubara Hachiman Shrine, Himeji

Nada no Kenka Matsuri 2026: Which Day to Go, October 14 or 15

A lantern-lit ornate festival float rolling through old streets on an autumn evening in Japan

Autumn Festivals in Japan 2026: Which to See, and Which Day to Go

The Ja Odori dragon dance moving along the Nagasaka steps at Suwa Shrine during Nagasaki Kunchi (to be shot)

Nagasaki Kunchi 2026: Box Seats Are Sold Out — How to Still See It on Oct 7–9

Giant flaming torches and bearers lighting up the stone temple steps at Kurama Fire Festival after dark

Kurama Fire Festival 2026: Access, Road Closures, and the Last Train Out (October 22)

The giant shimenawa rope at the Kagura-den hall of Izumo Taisha, with worshippers during the Kamiarisai

Kamiarizuki 2026 at Izumo Taisha: Dates & How to Attend

Costumed participants in the Jidai Matsuri procession walking through central Kyoto

Jidai Matsuri 2026: Route, Times, and How to Book a Paid Seat (October 22)

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