Events in Japan in August 2027

FestivalKishu Odori "Bundara-bushi"
31 Jul – 1 Aug 2027Date not confirmedWakayama, Wakayama
FestivalFurusato Miya Matsuri
1–2 Aug 2027Date not confirmedUtsunomiya, Tochigi
FestivalMorioka Sansa Odori Festival
1–4 Aug 2027Morioka, Iwate
FestivalTsuyama Gongo Festival
1–2 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTsuyama, Okayama
FestivalTakaoka Tanabata Festival
1–8 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTakaoka, Toyama
FestivalHirosaki Neputa Festival
1–7 Aug 2027Date not confirmedHirosaki, Aomori
FestivalIssaki Hoto Festival
1 Aug 2027Date not confirmedNanao, Ishikawa
FestivalSummer Grand Festival
30 Jul – 2 Aug 2027Kanazawa, Ishikawa
EntertainmentTOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL
31 Jul – 2 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
FestivalNagano Binzuru
2 Aug 2027Date not confirmedNagano, Nagano
FestivalThe Aomori Nebuta Festival
2–7 Aug 2027Date not confirmedAomori, Aomori
FestivalAkita Kanto
3–6 Aug 2027Date not confirmedAkita, Akita
FestivalThe Hachinohe Sansha Taisai
31 Jul – 4 Aug 2027Hachinohe, Aomori
FestivalGoshogawara Tachineputa Festival
4–8 Aug 2027Date not confirmedGoshogawara, Aomori
FestivalYaegaki Shrine Gion Festival
4–5 Aug 2027Date not confirmedSosa, Chiba
FireworkChikugo River Fireworks Festival
5 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKurume, Fukuoka
FestivalYamagata Hanagasa Festival
5–7 Aug 2027Date not confirmedYamagata, Yamagata
FireworkLake Biwa Fireworks
6 Aug 2027Date not confirmedOtsu, Shiga
FestivalSendai Tanabata Festival
6–8 Aug 2027Sendai, Miyagi
FireworkWakura Onsen Fireworks Festival
6 Aug 2027Date not confirmedNanao, Ishikawa
FestivalKiryu Yagibushi Festival
7–9 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKiryu, Gunma
FestivalFussa Tanabata Festival
7–9 Aug 2027Date not confirmedFussa, Tokyo
FestivalSuhoteisai Festival
7–13 Aug 2027Date not confirmedShimonoseki, Yamaguchi
FestivalJantokoi Uozu Festival
7–9 Aug 2027Date not confirmedUozu, Toyama
FestivalRyotsu Tanabata Matsuri and Kawabiraki
7–8 Aug 2027Date not confirmedSado, Niigata
Performing ArtYamashiro Daidengaku Festival
8–9 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKaga, Ishikawa
FestivalYosakoi Festival
9–12 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKochi, Kochi
FireworkMikuni Fireworks Festival
11 Aug 2027Date not confirmedSakai, Fukui
FestivalAwa Odori Festival
12–15 Aug 2027Tokushima, Tokushima
FestivalYanai Goldfish Lantern Festival
13 Aug 2027Date not confirmedYanai, Yamaguchi
FireworkKanmon Straits Fireworks Festival
13 Aug 2027Date not confirmedShimonoseki, Yamaguchi
FestivalShiraishi-odori Dance
13–16 Aug 2027Kasaoka, Okayama
EntertainmentHatsune Miku "Magical Mirai"
14–16 Aug 2027Date not confirmedOsaka, Osaka
IlluminationShizuoka Lantern
14–15 Aug 2027Date not confirmedShizuoka, Shizuoka
IlluminationKumamoto Tanabata Lantern Festival
15–16 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKoshi, Kumamoto
FestivalFukagawa Matsuri
15 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
IlluminationLantern festival
16 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKaga, Ishikawa
FestivalAodake Chochin Festival (Green Bamboo Lantern Festival)
16 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTakahata, Yamagata
MusicSeiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival
16 Aug – 2 Sep 2027Date not confirmedMatsumoto, Nagano
IlluminationHamamatsu Lantern
18 Jul – 19 Aug 2027Date not confirmedHamamatsu, Shizuoka
Expo & ConventionBungu Joshi Haku pop-up in Niigata
19–23 Aug 2027Date not confirmedNiigata, Niigata
FestivalWajima Taisai Festivals
22–25 Aug 2027Date not confirmedWajima, Ishikawa
FestivalOkayama Momotaro Dance Festival
22–23 Aug 2027Date not confirmedOkayama, Okayama
FireworkKanazawa Fireworks Festival
22 Aug 2027Date not confirmedYokohama, Kanagawa
MusicMonster Hunter Orchestra Concert ~Hunting Music Festival~
23 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
FestivalShinjo Matsuri
24–26 Aug 2027Date not confirmedShinjo, Yamagata
FestivalYoshida Fire Festival
26–27 Aug 2027Date not confirmedFujiyoshida, Yamanashi
Expo & ConventionTokyo Toy Show
27–30 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
EntertainmentHatsune Miku "Magical Mirai"
28–30 Aug 2027Date not confirmedChiba, Chiba
FestivalGuzuyaki Matsuri
29–30 Aug 2027Date not confirmedKaga, Ishikawa
Visual ArtWara Art Festival
29 Aug – 31 Oct 2027Date not confirmedNiigata, Niigata
MusicHakuba Mountain Festival
29–30 Aug 2027Date not confirmedHakuba, Nagano
FestivalOgi Minato Matsuri
29–30 Aug 2027Date not confirmedSado, Niigata
Seasonal NatureIzunuma-Uchinuma Lotus Festival
25 Jul – 30 Aug 2027Date not confirmedTome, Miyagi
FestivalOkawachiyama Furin (Wind Bell Festival)
15 Jun – 31 Aug 2027Date not confirmedImari, Saga
Sightseeing TrainFurin Summer Train
1 Jul – 31 Aug 2027Goshogawara, Aomori
Food FairMt. Takao Beer Mount
30 May – 29 Nov 2027Date not confirmedHachioji, Tokyo
Performing ArtJourney to Experience the Authentic Art of Kanazawa Geisha
26 Apr 2027 – 28 Mar 2028Date not confirmedKanazawa, Ishikawa

What's On, once a month