Japan Events & Festivals

Exhibition

An autumn exhibition in Shiga where the hidden image of Hyakusaiji, an eleven-headed Kannon of the 8th century, leaves the temple for the first time.

26 Sep – 6 Dec 2026Koka · Shiga

Exhibition

Japan's largest exhibition of bonbai, plum trees artistically cultivated in pots, showing about 90 specimens rotated by blooming stage over 60 days.

10 Jan – 10 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagahama · Shiga

Firework

Kansai's spectacular summer fireworks over Japan's largest lake at Otsu, with shells fired low across the water and mirrored on its surface.

6 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOtsu · Shiga

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