Events in Japan in May 2027

FestivalTakaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival
1 May 2027Takaoka, Toyama
IlluminationThe Four Seasons of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden: Spring Illuminations
30 Apr – 2 May 2027Date not confirmedKanazawa, Ishikawa
Expo & ConventionYokohama Flower & Garden Festival
2–4 May 2027Date not confirmedYokohama, Kanagawa
FestivalHakata Dontaku
2–4 May 2027Date not confirmedFukuoka, Fukuoka
FestivalSenteisai festival (Akama-jingu Shrine)
2–4 May 2027Date not confirmedShimonoseki, Yamaguchi
FestivalThe Yonezawa Uesugi Matsuri
29 Apr – 3 May 2027Yonezawa, Yamagata
FestivalOno Festival
3–4 May 2027Tokoname, Aichi
FestivalHigashimokoto Shibazakura Festival
3–31 May 2027Date not confirmedOzora, Hokkaido
FestivalYatsuo Hikiyama Festival
3 May 2027Date not confirmedToyama, Toyama
FestivalSeihakusai Festival
3–5 May 2027Date not confirmedNanao, Ishikawa
FestivalFukiage-hama Sand Festival
3–5 May 2027Date not confirmedMinamisatsuma, Kagoshima
FestivalMiyajidake Kakashi-no-Sato Festival
20 Mar – 5 May 2027Date not confirmedAmakusa, Kumamoto
IlluminationZuiryuji Temple "Spring Light-up"
22 Apr – 5 May 2027Date not confirmedTakaoka, Toyama
Cherry BlossomHirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival
23 Apr – 5 May 2027Date not confirmedHirosaki, Aomori
FestivalMinato Festival
5 May 2027Date not confirmedSado, Niigata
FestivalMamada no Jaga Maita
5 May 2027Oyama, Tochigi
FestivalShinkawa Market Festival
5 May 2027Ube, Yamaguchi
Food FairOtaru Umeshu Festival
17 Apr – 6 May 2027Date not confirmedOtaru, Hokkaido
FestivalOtabi Festival
8–10 May 2027Date not confirmedKomatsu, Ishikawa
IlluminationKanto’s Largest-Class Illumination: Sagamiko Illumillion
14 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027Sagamihara, Kanagawa
ExhibitionUNDERTALE MUSEUM Osaka
22 Apr – 9 May 2027Osaka, Osaka
FestivalJozankei Onsen Keiryu Koinobori
10 Apr – 10 May 2027Date not confirmedSapporo, Hokkaido
FestivalKanda Festival
13–15 May 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
FestivalSanja Matsuri
15–17 May 2027Tokyo, Tokyo
FestivalAoi Festival
15 May 2027Kyoto, Kyoto
FestivalSendai Aoba Festival
16–17 May 2027Date not confirmedSendai, Miyagi
Sport & CompetitionFukushima City Half Marathon
17 May 2027Date not confirmedFukushima, Fukushima
FestivalIwase Hikiyama Festival (The Fighting Floats Festival)
17–18 May 2027Date not confirmedToyama, Toyama
FestivalMikuni Festival (Mikuni Shrine Annual Festival)
19–21 May 2027Date not confirmedSakai, Fukui
FestivalHimeji Castle Festival
22–24 May 2027Date not confirmedHimeji, Hyogo
IlluminationOkinawa Tropical Illumination
23 Oct 2026 – 23 May 2027Okinawa, Okinawa
Expo & ConventionDesign Festa
23–24 May 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
Sport & CompetitionHokkaido Dirt Special in Sunagawa
23–24 May 2027Date not confirmedSunagawa, Hokkaido
Expo & ConventionGame Market Spring
23–24 May 2027Date not confirmedChiba, Chiba
ExhibitionKYOTO NIPPON FESTIVAL
1 Feb – 24 May 2027Date not confirmedKyoto, Kyoto
Seasonal NatureRose Festival
25 Apr – 24 May 2027Date not confirmedHirakata, Osaka
FestivalSand Festival at Shirarahama Beach
24 May 2027Date not confirmedShirahama, Wakayama
IlluminationZEN NIGHT Tofukuji
29 May – 5 Jul 2027Date not confirmedKyoto, Kyoto
Food FairNojiru Yokocho
29–31 May 2027Date not confirmedTokyo, Tokyo
FireworkHANABI MAGIC Fuji-Yamanakako
30 May 2027Date not confirmedYamanakako, Yamanashi
Food FairMt. Takao Beer Mount
30 May – 29 Nov 2027Date not confirmedHachioji, Tokyo
EntertainmentAwajishima COSPLAY ~Awacos~ Powered by World Cosplay Summit
30 May 2027Date not confirmedAwaji, Hyogo
IlluminationMoomin Valley and Umbrella
11 Apr – 31 May 2027Date not confirmedHanno, Saitama
FestivalSanno Festival
31 May – 2 Jun 2027Toyama, Toyama
FestivalFussa Firefly Festival
31 May 2027Date not confirmedFussa, Tokyo
ExhibitionSpecial Exhibition: Kobo Daishi Kukai - Treasures of Koyasan and the Spread of the Faith
24 Apr – 20 Jun 2027Dazaifu, Fukuoka
Performing ArtJourney to Experience the Authentic Art of Kanazawa Geisha
26 Apr 2027 – 28 Mar 2028Date not confirmedKanazawa, Ishikawa

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