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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Festivals in Japan

105 festivals celebrated in Japan, across 58 cities and towns.

Cities and towns

Tokyo 18Kyoto 6Osaka 6Fukuoka 3Sapporo 3Akita 2Nagoya 2Tokushima 2Aizuwakamatsu 1Aomori 1Asagaya 1Chino 1Dazaifu 1Fuchลซ 1Fujimi 1Gujล 1Hachinohe 1Hakata 1Hakone 1Hara 1Hayama 1Higashihiroshima 1Hiratsuka 1Hitachi 1Inazawa 1Inujima 1Ise 1Itoman 1Izumo 1Karatsu 1Kawagoe 1Kawasaki 1Kitahiroshima 1Kobe 1Komaki 1Morioka 1Motobu 1Nagano 1Nagasaki 1Narita 1Obihiro 1Ohara 1Okayama 1ลŒshลซ 1Sendai 1Shimosuwa 1Sumida River 1Suwa 1Suzuka 1Taka 1Takamatsu 1Takayama 1Takizawa 1Tobata-ku 1Toyama 1Tsuchizaki 1Yatsuo 1Yuzawa 1
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October 2026 3

Cultural 7Oct Nagasaki Kunchi๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Nagasaki, JapanIn 4 days Cultural 18Oct Double Ninth Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 7 more countriesIn 2 weeks Cultural 22Oct Jidai Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kyoto, JapanIn 3 weeks

November 2026 2

Cultural 2Nov Karatsu Kunchi๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Karatsu, JapanIn 4 weeks Cultural 27Nov Buy Nothing Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada and 8 more countriesIn 8 weeks

December 2026 1

Cultural 29Dec Comiket๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan

January 2027 1

Cultural 11Jan Coming of Age Day๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokyo, Japan

February 2027 1

Cultural 21Feb Lantern Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 8 more countries

March 2027 2

Cultural 3Mar Hinamatsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Cultural 14Mar White Day๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 4 more countries

April 2027 1

Cultural 12Apr Yuri's Night๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Afghanistan and 10 more countries

May 2027 3

Cultural 3May Hakata Dontaku๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Fukuoka, Japan Cultural 5May Tango no Sekku๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan Cultural 15May Aoi Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kyoto, Japan

June 2027 1

Cultural 12Jun Chagu Chagu Umakko๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Takizawa, Japan

July 2027 3

Cultural 20Jul Tsuchizaki Shinmei Shrine Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Akita, Japan Cultural 31Jul Hachinohe Sansha Taisai๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hachinohe, Japan Cultural 31Jul Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sumida River, Japan

August 2027 4

Cultural 2Aug Aomori Nebuta Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Aomori, Japan Cultural 3Aug Akita Kantล๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Akita, Japan Cultural 8Aug Qixi Festival๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 4 more countries Cultural 12Aug Awa Dance Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Tokushima, Japan

Usually in October, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Octvaries Kawagoe Hikawa Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kawagoe, Japan

Usually in December, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Decvaries Kobe Luminarie๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kobe, Japan

Usually in February, date not yet confirmed 2

Cultural Febvaries Sapporo Snow Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sapporo, Japan Cultural Febvaries Hadaka Matsuri๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Okayama, Japan

Usually in April, date not yet confirmed 2

Cultural Aprvaries Hitachi Furyumono๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Hitachi, Japan Cultural Aprvaries Takayama Festival๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Takayama, Japan

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 1

Cultural Junvaries Mibu no Hana Taue๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kitahiroshima, Japan

Shared with much of the world

Celebrated in Japan and in many other countries.

October 2026 1

Cultural 31Oct Halloween๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia and 22 more countriesIn 4 weeks

February 2027 2

Cultural 7Feb Chinese New Year๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China and 30 more countries Cultural 14Feb Valentine's Day๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉ Bangladesh and 30 more countries

April 2027 1

Cultural 22Apr Earth Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Albania and 29 more countries

Usually in June, date not yet confirmed 3

Cultural Junvaries Father's Day๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria and 45 more countries Cultural Junvaries Children's Day๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia and 30 more countries Cultural Junvaries Pride parade๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 34 more countries

Usually in September, date not yet confirmed 2

Cultural Sepvaries Oktoberfest๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany and 13 more countries Cultural Sepvaries Immigrants' Festival๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina and 17 more countries

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