Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Japan's largest free urban sports festival returns to Yokohama's Red Brick Warehouse on 17–18 October 2026, with eight disciplines and free admission.
17–18 Oct 2026Kanagawa · KantoAn annual market held in December where visitors purchase traditional daruma dolls representing wishes for health, family unity, and prosperity.
17–18 Dec 2026Kanagawa · KantoShiro EXPO is Japan's largest annual castle festival, celebrating castle culture through specialist talks, regional performances, and booths representing castles nationwide.
19–20 Dec 2026Kanagawa · KantoA year-end market features daruma dolls, traditional symbols of resilience, accompanied by a distinctive soul-insertion ritual using flint sparks.
28 Dec 2026Kanagawa · KantoThe Sagicho-shinji ritual burns New Year's decorations on January 15 at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū shrine in a purifying fire believed to cleanse impurities and bring a bountiful harvest.
15 Jan 2027Kanagawa · KantoA family-friendly racing event sees participants in full Tyrannosaurus costumes sprinting across park fields in various divisions, from junior to adult competitors.
17 Jan 2027Kanagawa · KantoA National Important Folk Cultural Property, this Little New Year fire ritual purifies homes and communities through burning traditional new-year decorations.
17 Jan 2027Kanagawa · KantoTraditional hina dolls and intricately crafted miniature furnishings reveal the artistry and cultural significance of this centuries-old celebration.
30 Jan – 15 Feb 2027Kanagawa · KantoA winter festival in Yokohama celebrates the legacy of a historic plum grove, with around 100 trees blooming at Myōhōji Temple, reviving centuries of tradition.
14–15 Feb 2027Kanagawa · KantoThis winter festival celebrates Japan's regional strawberry varieties through 45 vendors offering themed sweets and merchandise at the iconic Red Brick Warehouse.
5 Feb – 1 Mar 2027Kanagawa · KantoAn annual Shinto festival at Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki featuring distinctive phallic imagery in decorations and parades while raising funds for HIV research.
5 Apr 2027Kanagawa · KantoThe Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival showcases horticultural heritage through garden displays, rose collections, and design installations with educational workshops.
2–4 May 2027Kanagawa · KantoOne of Kanto's largest illuminations features approximately six million lights integrated into a natural landscape at a sprawling venue.
15 Nov 2026 – 10 May 2027Kanagawa · KantoA week-long festival in central Kawasaki where two great mikoshi act out a divine marriage, pregnancy, and birth across the city's streets.
19–21 Jun 2027Kanagawa · KantoA shopping complex's summer event now aligns with the Sanno Shrine Festival, featuring portable shrine processions and sacred rites amid Mediterranean streets and food stalls.
19–21 Jun 2027Kanagawa · KantoThe 74th edition of a summer festival known for elaborate street decorations and featuring the Tanabata Dance Thousand-Person Parade on its opening day.
3–5 Jul 2027Kanagawa · KantoA local fireworks festival held in August in Kanazawa Ward, with 3,000 fireworks launched offshore near Umino Park, spanning over four decades.
22 Aug 2027Kanagawa · Kanto
