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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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MAR19
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Kanagawa

GREEN×EXPO 2027

２０２７年国際園芸博覧会

Mar 19 – Sep 26, 2027

GREEN×EXPO 2027 is the A1-class International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama — Yokohama / Kamiseya / Kanagawa.

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AUG28
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Tokyo

Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori

東京高円寺阿波おどり

Aug 28–29, 2027

Awa Odori dance groups fill the streets around Koenji during the late-August festival.

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MAR7
UpcomingPREVIEWSport · Tokyo

Tokyo Marathon 2027

東京マラソン2027

Mar 7, 2027

Tokyo Marathon’s 20th edition sends a 40,000-runner field from Shinjuku through central Tokyo to a finish by Tokyo Station.

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Map of the event area for Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Asakusa / Sumida River, Tokyo
JUL31
UpcomingPUBLICFireworks · Tokyo

Sumida River Fireworks Festival

隅田川花火大会

Jul 31, 2027

Sumida River Fireworks Festival brings a major summer display to the river between Tokyo’s Taito and Sumida wards. Two launch areas shape the spectacle, while dense streets and closely managed viewing routes make the surrounding city an inseparable part of the experience.

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AUG7
UpcomingPREVIEWFireworks · Tokyo

Edogawa River Fireworks 2027

江戸川区花火大会

Expected Date: Aug 7, 2027

Edogawa River Fireworks is held on the first Saturday of August. Edogawa City describes a large riverfront show with roughly 14,000 fireworks.

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OCT16
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Saitama

Kawagoe Festival

川越まつり

Oct 16–17, 2027

Kawagoe Festival is a UNESCO-listed float festival in Kawagoe’s historic center — Central Kawagoe / Saitama.

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JUL20
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Saitama

Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival 2027

熊谷うちわ祭

Jul 20–22, 2027

Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival 2027 is a three-day Yasaka Shrine festival in central Kumagaya where twelve decorated dashi and yatai move.

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SEP18
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Ibaraki

Ishioka no Omatsuri 2027

Sep 18–20, 2027

Ishioka no Omatsuri 2027 is Ishioka’s three-day grand festival of Hitachi-no-kuni Sosha-gu, filling the city center with a mikoshi procession.

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JAN1
UpcomingPREVIEWMarket · Gunma

Takasaki Daruma Market 2027

高崎だるま市 2027

Expected Date: Jan 1–2, 2027

The west side of Takasaki Station hosts the expected January 1–2, 2027 Daruma Market, following the tourism association’s established New Year schedule.

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DEC17
UpcomingPREVIEWMarket · Tokyo

Senso-ji Hagoita-ichi 2026

浅草寺 羽子板市 2026

Dec 17–19, 2026

Decorative battledore stalls return to part of the Senso-ji precinct December 17–19, 2026, alongside the temple’s final Kannon observance of the year.

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JAN15
UpcomingPREVIEWSubculture · Chiba

Tokyo Auto Salon 2027

東京オートサロン2027

Jan 15–17, 2027

Makuhari Messe hosts three days of Japan’s major custom-car and tuning show, with modified vehicles, manufacturer exhibits, parts, motorsport and live programming.

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Map of the event area for Comic Market 109 in Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo
DEC29
UpcomingPUBLICSubculture · Tokyo

Comic Market 109

コミックマーケット109

Dec 29–31, 2026

Comic Market 109 brings self-publishing circles and their readers to Tokyo Big Sight for a winter gathering built around discovery. Books, artwork and other creator-made items are central to the experience, with the circle and genre allocation making each day a different opportunity to browse.

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DEC10
UpcomingPREVIEWMarket · Saitama

Hikawa Shrine Tokaichi 2026

武蔵一宮氷川神社 大湯祭（十日市）2026

Expected Date: Dec 10, 2026

Browse Tokaichi’s market on Hikawa Shrine’s December 10 festival day.

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Map of the event area for Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu, Saitama
DEC2
UpcomingPUBLICFestivals · Matsuri · Saitama

Chichibu Night Festival

秩父夜祭

Dec 2–3, 2026

Chichibu Night Festival fills the shrine town with ornate floats, festival music and winter-night spectacle. The yatai and kasaboko are the centrepieces, linking the neighbourhoods around Chichibu Shrine with a celebration whose scale grew alongside the town’s historic silk trade.

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