MAR19
GREEN×EXPO 2027
２０２７年国際園芸博覧会
Mar 19 – Sep 26, 2027GREEN×EXPO 2027 is the A1-class International Horticultural Expo 2027 in Yokohama — Yokohama / Kamiseya / Kanagawa.
Reservation RequiredSEASONAL JAPAN
Japan Events & Festivals
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DEC11
OSAKA Hikari Renaissance 2026
OSAKA光のルネサンス2026
Dec 11–25, 2026Walk Nakanoshima’s December lights between City Hall and the park.
Reservation Required
JUL1
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
博多祇園山笠
Jul 1–15, 2027Hakata Gion Yamakasa combines towering decorative floats with fast-moving teams carrying smaller festival floats through Hakata’s streets. Centred on Kushida Shrine, the July celebration builds from displays and preparatory events toward its early-morning finale, giving spectators several ways to encounter the same tradition.
NOV15
TENJIN Christmas Market 2026
TENJIN Christmas Market 2026
Nov 15 – Dec 25, 2026TENJIN Christmas Market 2026 is the Tenjin Christmas Market at Fukuoka City Hall’s west-side Fureai Plaza, confirmed for a November 15–December 25.
FEB4
Sapporo Snow Festival
さっぽろ雪まつり
Feb 4–11, 2027Sapporo Snow Festival transforms the city’s winter landscape into a series of snow and ice displays. Large sculptures anchor Odori Park, Susukino offers an ice-focused setting, and Tsudome provides a different, activity-led experience. The separate venues let visitors shape a visit around sculpture, evening atmosphere or snow play.
MAY3
Hamamatsu Festival
浜松まつり
May 3–5, 2027Hamamatsu Festival is a Golden Week festival combining large daytime kite battles at Nakatajima with ornate evening palace-float processions.
JAN29
Kobe Luminarie 2027
第32回神戸ルミナリエ
Jan 29 – Feb 7, 2027Kobe Luminarie 2027 is Kobe’s annual winter light event commemorating the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, presented across Higashi Yuenchi.
Reservation RequiredMAY3
Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
福岡市民の祭り 博多どんたく港まつり
May 3–4, 2027Fukuoka’s massive Golden Week city festival fills Hakata and Tenjin with parades, performance stages — Hakata / Tenjin / Fukuoka.
Reservation Required
JUN9
YOSAKOI Soran Festival 2027
YOSAKOIソーラン祭り
Jun 9–13, 2027YOSAKOI Soran Festival brings teams of dancers to Sapporo’s stages and streets, with Odori Park at its centre. Coordinated formations, distinctive costumes and naruko clappers give each team its own character within a festival rooted in the meeting of yosakoi dance and Hokkaido’s Soran Bushi song.
Reservation Required
APR16
Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival 2027
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.
AUG27
Nippon Domannaka Matsuri 2027
Aug 27–29, 2027Nippon Domannaka Matsuri 2027 is Nagoya’s three-day Domatsuri dance festival, scheduled for August 27–29, 2027 — Nagoya / Sakae / Aichi.
Reservation Required
AUG6
Sendai Tanabata Matsuri
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 RequiredMAY3
Hiroshima Flower Festival
ひろしまフラワーフェスティバル
May 3–5, 2027Hiroshima Flower Festival is a three-day Golden Week festival along Peace Boulevard and Peace Memorial Park with parades, live stages.
Reservation RequiredNOV20
24th Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo 2026
第24回 ミュンヘン・クリスマス市 in Sapporo
Nov 20 – Dec 25, 202624th Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo 2026 is Sapporo’s 24th Munich-style Christmas market, confirmed for November 20–December 25.
NOV20
46th Sapporo White Illumination 2026–2027
第46回 さっぽろホワイトイルミネーション
Nov 20, 2026 – Mar 14, 202746th Sapporo White Illumination 2026–2027 is Sapporo’s 46th White Illumination, beginning November 20 — Sapporo / Central Sapporo / Hokkaido.
AUG1
Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri 2027
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
JUL24
Tenjin Matsuri
天神祭
Jul 24–25, 2027Tenjin Matsuri links Osaka Tenmangu Shrine with the city’s streets and the Okawa River. Land processions lead into a boat procession and evening fireworks, with firelight and reflections giving the riverside celebrations a character quite different from the shrine’s daytime ceremonies.
FEB28
Osaka Marathon 2027
大阪マラソン2027
Feb 28, 2027Osaka’s February 2027 marathon brings tens of thousands of runners onto a city course.
Reservation RequiredAUG1
Morioka Sansa Odori
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
AUG3
Akita Kanto Festival
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.
AUG12
Tokushima Awa Odori
徳島市阿波おどり
Aug 12–15, 2027Tokushima Awa Odori fills the city with coordinated dance groups, live festival music and a lively exchange between performers and spectators. Formal performance venues and street activity offer different ways to experience the same dance tradition, with each group bringing its own movement, costume and musical character.
Reservation Required
JAN2
103rd Hakone Ekiden
第103回東京箱根間往復大学駅伝競走
Jan 2–3, 2027The 103rd Hakone Ekiden follows university relay teams between central Tokyo and Hakone across two days. Runners cover successive road stages from Otemachi towards Lake Ashi and back, linking the city, coastal approaches and mountain terrain within one long-distance team competition.
AUG9
Kochi Yosakoi Festival 2027
よさこい祭り
Aug 9–12, 2027Kochi Yosakoi Festival 2027 is Kochi’s original yosakoi celebration.
Reservation RequiredAUG28
Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori
東京高円寺阿波おどり
Aug 28–29, 2027Awa Odori dance groups fill the streets around Koenji during the late-August festival.
Reservation RequiredJUL2
Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri 2027
湘南ひらつか七夕まつり
Jul 2–4, 2027Walk Hiratsuka’s shopping streets under large Tanabata decorations.
Reservation Required
AUG2
Aomori Nebuta Festival
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.
JAN9
Nishinomiya Shrine Toka Ebisu 2027
西宮神社 十日えびす 2027
Expected Date: Jan 9–11, 2027Visit Nishinomiya Shrine for Toka Ebisu’s January 9–11 observances.
Reservation Required
FEB5
Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2027
長崎ランタンフェスティバル
Feb 5–21, 2027Nagasaki Lantern Festival brings Lunar New Year colour to Shinchi Chinatown and the surrounding city centre. Lanterns and large illuminated figures connect shopping streets and public spaces, while processions and stage performances reflect the Chinese community’s lasting place in Nagasaki’s port-city culture.
MAR7
Tokyo Marathon 2027
東京マラソン2027
Mar 7, 2027Tokyo Marathon’s 20th edition sends a 40,000-runner field from Shinjuku through central Tokyo to a finish by Tokyo Station.
Reservation RequiredAPR29
Arita Porcelain Fair 2027
有田陶器市 2027
Expected Date: Apr 29 – May 5, 2027Compare Arita ware from kilns, shops and temporary Golden Week stalls.