Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
An autumn festival held in October with origins tracing to a 1608 rainmaking ritual, featuring 27 ornately carved musical floats from the Edo period.
10–11 Oct 2026Tochigi · KantoTochigi's festival showcases elaborate floats created by neighborhoods, a tradition that flourished in the late 19th century when districts commissioned their own artistic dashi.
1–3 Nov 2026Tochigi · KantoThe Oyama Balloon Festa fills autumn skies with hot air balloons competing in precision flights from dawn, and features illuminated night glows with synchronized fireworks and music.
8–9 Nov 2026Tochigi · KantoIn February, this festival features a grand procession of 200 costumed samurai in traditional armor proceeding to Bannaji Temple for a traditional purification ceremony.
31 Jan 2027Tochigi · KantoA spring festival dating to the Edo period features nine elaborately decorated floats paraded through city streets accompanied by traditional music.
18–19 Apr 2027Tochigi · KantoBefore the rice-planting season, children parade enormous painted serpents through town while chanting, immersing them in a pond as part of a centuries-old rainmaking ritual.
5 May 2027Tochigi · KantoKarasuyama's largest festival combines a nationally designated folk performance tradition with outdoor Kabuki dance, organized rotationally by six local districts.
24–26 Jul 2027Tochigi · KantoMoka Summer Festival honors Kojin, the god of fire and hearth, with over 20 mikoshi and festival floats paraded through the city during a three-day summer celebration.
24–26 Jul 2027Tochigi · KantoThis Utsunomiya summer festival brings residents together for parades, traditional performances, and displays of local culture.
1–2 Aug 2027Tochigi · Kanto
