SEASONAL JAPAN
Major festivals, seasonal traditions, conventions, fireworks and cultural events across Japan, with sourced dates and practical planning context. Always recheck the official organizer before travel.
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弘前さくらまつり
Apr 16 – May 5, 2027Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival follows spring through the moats, bridges and tree-lined paths of Hirosaki Park. Different cherry varieties and stages of flowering change the scene across the former castle grounds, from branches in full bloom to petals gathering on the water.
仙台七夕まつり
Aug 6–8, 2027Sendai Tanabata Matsuri turns the city’s shopping arcades into a canopy of large handmade decorations. Colourful streamers and intricate paper work create the main spectacle, inviting a walk from one shopping street to the next to compare the designs and the care behind them.
Reservation Required弘前ねぷたまつり
Expected Date: Aug 1–7, 2027See Hirosaki's warrior-painted fan neputa glow on evening routes.
Reservation Required盛岡さんさ踊り
Aug 1–4, 2027Morioka Sansa Odori is Four nights of taiko-heavy mass dance parades along Morioka’s Chuo-dori — Central Morioka / Chuo-dori / Iwate.
Reservation Required
秋田竿燈まつり
Aug 3–6, 2027Akita Kanto Festival is defined by the sight of lantern-laden bamboo poles balanced above the street. Performers shift the swaying kanto between different balancing positions, turning strength and precision into a collective display whose glowing shapes evoke ripening rice against the evening sky.
青森ねぶた祭
Aug 2–7, 2027Aomori Nebuta Festival fills central Aomori with illuminated sculptural floats, festival music and dancers. The large nebuta turn dramatic figures and stories into moving light, while the programme changes between the main evening parades and the final day’s daytime and waterfront events.
仙台・青葉まつり 2027
Expected Date: May 15–16, 2027See Sendai Suzume Odori and festival floats during Aoba Matsuri.
山形花笠まつり
Aug 5–7, 2027Yamagata Hanagasa Festival is a three-night summer parade of flower-hat dancers.
Shinjo Matsuri 2027 is Shinjo’s August 24–26 festival of ornate story-scene floats, shrine procession, traditional dances.
春の藤原まつり 2027
Expected Date: May 1–5, 2027See Hiraizumi’s Yoshitsune procession during the May 1–5 Fujiwara Festival.
八戸えんぶり
Feb 17–20, 2027Hachinohe’s four-day agricultural folk-performance festival runs February 17–20, 2027.
Reservation Required弘前城菊と紅葉まつり
Oct 30 – Nov 8, 2026Chrysanthemums, autumn leaves and evening lighting fill Hirosaki Park in early November.
Reservation Required米沢上杉まつり 2027
Expected Date: Apr 29 – May 3, 2027Follow the Uesugi procession and Kawanakajima reenactment on May 3.
チャグチャグ馬コ
Jun 12, 2027Chagu Chagu Umakko 2027 is Chagu Chagu Umakko will process from Takizawa toward Morioka on June 12, 2027 — Takizawa–Morioka / Iwate.
Reservation RequiredKakunodate Matsuri 2027 is Kakunodate’s fixed September 7–9 yama-float festival — Semboku / Kakunodate / Akita.
大崎八幡宮 松焚祭（どんと祭）2027
Expected Date: Jan 14, 2027Osaki Hachimangu’s January 14 Dontosai burns New Year decorations.
Reservation Required弘前城雪燈籠まつり
Feb 10–14, 2027Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival is Hand-built snow lanterns.
塩竈みなと祭
Expected Date: Jul 18–19, 2027See Shiogama’s sacred boats cross the bay during the port festival.
Reservation RequiredNishimonai Bon Odori 2027 is Ugo’s August 16–18 Bon dance on Nishimonai Honcho-dori.
北上・みちのく芸能まつり
Expected Date: Aug 6–8, 2027Watch Oni Kenbai and other Tōhoku folk arts in Kitakami.
Reservation Required第114回 南陽の菊まつり
Oct 9 – Nov 8, 2026The 114th Nanyo Kiku Matsuri runs October 9-November 8, 2026.
松明あかし 2026
Nov 14, 2026Taimatsu Akashi 2026 is Sukagawa’s large torch-fire festival, confirmed for November 14, 2026 at Gorozan in Midorigaoka Park.
Reservation Required第70回二本松の菊人形
Oct 10 – Nov 23, 2026The 70th Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Dolls exhibition runs October 10–November 23, 2026 at Kasumigajo Park. A recent edition recorded 47,974 visitors.
会津絵ろうそくまつり
Feb 12–13, 2027Aizu Painted Candle Festival 2027 is a two-night city illumination centered on Tsuruga Castle and Oyakuen Garden.
Tono Furusato Matsuri 2027 is Tono’s two-day September festival, gathering dozens of local performing-arts groups for parades, shishi-odori, kagura.
恐山大祭
Expected Date: Jul 20–24, 2027Visit Bodaiji’s memorial rites during Osorezan’s July festival.
Reservation Requiredポケモン×工芸展
Oct 10 – Dec 27, 2026POKÉMON × KOGEI — Playful Encounters of Pokémon and Japanese Craft is a major Pokémon-and-Japanese-craft exhibition at Tohoku History Museum.
Reservation Required秋の藤原まつり 2026
Expected Date: Nov 1–3, 2026Autumn Fujiwara Festival 2026 is Hiraizumi’s annual November 1–3 autumn festival.
KOIWAI Winter Lights 銀河農場の夜
Dec 1, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027Koiwai Farm Makiba Park’s winter illumination runs December 1, 2026 through January 17, 2027.
七日堂裸詣り
Jan 7, 2027January 7 winter rite at Enzo-ji Temple in Yanaizu, with fundoshi-clad participants climbing toward the temple’s hanging gong.
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