Bunkyo Azalea Festival 2025
Nezu Shrine Nezu Shrine, 1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo, TokyoOne of the five flower festivals of Bunkyo Ward, this time Nezu Shrine takes the spotlight. The Azalea…
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Kameido Tenjin Wisteria “Fuji” Festival 2025
Kameido Tenjin Shrine 3-6-1 Kameido, Koto, TokyoThe wisteria at Kameido Tenjin Shrine (亀戸天神社) were planted during the Edo period and now the purple flowers…
Fuji Shibazakura Festival 2025
Fuji Motosuko Resort 富士芝桜まつり, 212 Motosu, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru, YamanashiFrom mid April through to the end of May 800,000 shibazakura flowers (pink moss or phlox moss) come…
Hitsujiyama Park Shibazakura Hill 2025
Hitsujiyama Park Hitsuyama Park, 6360 Omiya, Chichibu, SaitamaFrom mid-April until early May each year Shibazakura Hill in Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu turns a sea of…
Hitachi Seaside Park: Nemophila Harmony 2025
Hitachi Seaside Park Hitachi Seaside Park, 605-4 Onuma-aza, Mawatari, Hitachinaka, IbarakiThe annual blooming of 4.5 million nemophilas (also know as "Baby Blue Eyes") on Miharashi Hill in the…
Kurayami Matsuri (Darkness Festival) 2025
Okunitama Shrine Okunitama Shrine, 3-3-1 Miyamachi, Fuchu, TokyoKurayami Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s most popular festivals and one with a rich and long history with…
Omiya Bonsai Festival 2025
Omiya Bonsai Village 大宮盆栽村, Bonsaicho, Kita Ward, Saitama, SaitamaThe annual Omiya Bonsai Matsuri is held in the world famous Omiya Bonsai Village in Kita-ku, Saitama. The…
Ome Grand Festival 2025
Sumiyoshi Shrine 12 Sumiecho, Sumiyoshi Shrine, Ome, TokyoHeld on the 2nd and 3rd of May every year the Ome Grand Festival ("Ome Taisai") is—as its…
Osaka Comic Con 2025
INTEX Osaka 1 Chome-5-102 Nankokita, OsakaEven if you’re not a fan of comic books and manga, you’ll have heard of Comic Con. It…
Yokohama International Costume Parade 2025
Yamashita Park Yamashita Park, 279 Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, KanagawaAnnual parade with marching bands and dance teams that takes place during the Golden Week holidays. Check the…
Kachiya Festival 2025
Kameidokatori Shrine Kameidokatori Shrine, 3-57-22 Kameido, Koto, TokyoOver 1,000 years ago the military leader Fujiwara no Hidesato came to the shrine to pray for victory…
Kanda Matsuri 2025
Kanda Myojin 2-16-2 Sotokanda, Chiyoda, TokyoKanda Matsuri is held in mid-May at Kanda Myojin Shrine on odd numbered years (so intense was the…
May Tokyo Sumo Tournament 2025
Ryogoku Kokugikan 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida, TokyoSix major sumo tournaments (called honbasho) are held during the year—one on each odd month, each taking place…
Kyoto Aoi Matsuri 2025
Kyoto City Kyoto, Kyoto, KyotoThe Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) or the “Hollyhock Festival” is one of Kyoto’s three major festivals (the others being…
Sapporo Lilac Festival 2025
Odori Park, Sapporo 大通公園, 7-chrome Odorinishi, Chuo, Sapporo, HokkaidoThe Sapporo Lilac Festival began in 1959 and the lilac tree was designated the official tree of city…
Sanja Matsuri 2025
Asakusa Shrine Asakusa Shrine, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoHeld annually on the third weekend of May, Sanja Matsuri is probably Tokyo’s biggest festival. It celebrates the…
Asakusa Yabusame Archery 2025
Sumida Park Sumida Park, 1-2-5 Mukojima, Sumida, TokyoYabusame (horseback archery) has its roots in the Kamakura period when samurai used the competition to improve their skills…
Katsushika Iris Festival 2025
Mizumoto Park Mizumoto Park, 3-3 Mizumotokoen, Katsushika, TokyoDuring the first half of June, Mizumoto Park in Katsushika ward comes alive with over 14,000 iris flowers…
Kyoto Gion Festival 2025
Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto 八坂神社, 625 Gionmachi Kitagawa, Higashiyama, Kyoto, KyotoKyoto’s Gion Festival (京都祇園祭, Kyoto Gion Matsuri) is the city’s biggest festival and one of the most famous…
Shitamachi Tanabata Matsuri 2025
Kappabashi Kitchen Town 合羽橋道具街, 3-18-2 Matsugaya, Taito, TokyoTanabata (七夕) has origins in a Chinese festival of old and is celebrated not just in Japan, but…
Asakusa Hozuki Ichi 2025
Sensoji Temple Senso-ji, 2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito, TokyoThe Hozuki Ichi (ほおずき市, hōzuki-ichi) is a summer tradition that has been held since the Edo period on…
Mitama Matsuri 2025
Yasukuni Shrine Yasukuni Shrine, 3-1-1 Kudankita, Chiyoda, TokyoOne of Tokyo’s most popular summer festivals, Mitama Matsuri (みたままつり) at Yasukuni Shrine has been held every year…
July Nagoya Sumo Tournament 2025
Dolphins Arena 1-1 Ninomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, AichiSix major sumo tournaments (called honbasho) are held during the year—one on each odd month, each taking place…
Nachi Fire Festival 2025
Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine 熊野那智大社, 1 Nachisan, Higashimuro, WakayamaNachi Fire Festival (那智の扇祭り, Nachi no Ogi Matsuri) or “Nachi Fan Festival” is one of three major fire…