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Map of the event area for Jump Festa 2027 in Makuhari / Chiba City, Chiba
DEC19
UpcomingPUBLICSubculture · Chiba

Jump Festa 2027

ジャンプフェスタ2027

Dec 19–20, 2026

Jump Festa 2027 is Shueisha’s celebration of Jump manga and their wider anime and character worlds at Makuhari Messe. Its mix of title-focused displays, stage programming and merchandise gives readers a concentrated way to explore the series and publishing culture gathered under the Jump name.

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JUL13
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Tokyo

Mitama Matsuri 2027

みたままつり

Expected Date: Jul 13–16, 2027

Walk Yasukuni Shrine’s lantern-lit approach during Mitama Matsuri.

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MAR26
UpcomingPREVIEWSubculture · Tokyo

Tokyo Motorcycle Show 2027

第54回 東京モーターサイクルショー 2027

Mar 26–28, 2027

See motorcycles and riding gear in Tokyo Big Sight’s West exhibition area in March 2027.

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OCT23
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Mie

Ueno Tenjin Matsuri 2026

上野天神祭

Oct 23–25, 2026

Ueno Tenjin Matsuri is confirmed for October 23-25, 2026 in central Iga-Ueno. Regional and shrine sources describe attendance of around or above.

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JAN9
UpcomingPREVIEWMarket · Nagano

Matsumoto Ame Ichi 2027

令和9年 松本あめ市

Expected Date: Jan 9–10, 2027

Matsumoto Ame Ichi 2027 is Matsumoto’s current downtown event calendar lists the 2027 Ame Ichi for January 9–10 as a planned two-day New Year market.

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Map of the event area for Tokyo Comic Con 2026 in Makuhari / Chiba City, Chiba
DEC11
UpcomingPUBLICSubculture · Chiba

Tokyo Comic Con 2026

東京コミコン2026

Dec 11–13, 2026

Tokyo Comic Con 2026 brings film, comics and screen entertainment together at Makuhari Messe. Exhibits, props, merchandise, stage events, cosplay and Artist Alley create several ways to explore the programme, from browsing visual work to seeking a closer connection with a favourite fictional world.

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APR29
UpcomingPREVIEWMarket · Ibaraki

Kasama Himatsuri 2027

笠間の陶炎祭（ひまつり）2027

Expected Date: Apr 29 – May 5, 2027

Kasama Himatsuri is the annual Golden Week pottery festival at Kasama Geijutsu-no-Mori Park. The 2025 and 2026 editions both ran April 29–May 5.

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NOV1
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Hiroshima

Onomichi Betcha Festival

尾道ベッチャー祭

Expected Date: Nov 1–3, 2026

Onomichi Betcha Festival is an Onomichi folk festival where masked oni figures move through the city with the mikoshi and symbolically strike or prod.

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MAY3
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Ishikawa

Seihakusai 2027

青柏祭 2027

Expected Date: May 3–5, 2027

Seihakusai is the May 3–5 spring festival of Ōtokonushi Shrine in Nanao. Its enormous deka-yama floats are designated an important intangible folk.

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JUL28
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Hokkaido

Heso Matsuri 2027

へそ祭り

Expected Date: Jul 28–29, 2027

Watch Furano's belly-painted dancers take over the city center.

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JUL23
UpcomingPREVIEWFestivals · Matsuri · Tochigi

Yamaage Matsuri (Karasuyama) 2027

山あげ祭

Expected Date: Jul 23–25, 2027

Yamaage Matsuri is held on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday containing the fourth Saturday of July. The tradition is nationally important for its.

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