Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Traditional lantern festival in Toyama Prefecture featuring 7-meter-high floats decorated with warrior illustrations that collide in ritualized clashes accompanied by taiko drumming.
5–6 Jun 2027Toyama · ChubuKanazawa's Hyakumangoku Festival honours Lord Maeda Toshiie, whose 1583 entry into the castle established the city, and has grown into a prominent regional cultural event.
5–7 Jun 2027Ishikawa · ChubuTracing its roots to an Edo-period crop dispute, this kite battle showcases traditional craftsmanship as teams compete with specially designed flying kites.
5–9 Jun 2027Niigata · ChubuThis traditional harvest festival features elaborate red lanterns exceeding 6 metres tall that collide in a dramatic ritual called tsukiawase, accompanied by taiko drums.
12–13 Jun 2027Toyama · ChubuA scenic park showcases 150,000 lilies in bloom each June, transforming into an illuminated landscape as evening falls.
1–30 Jun 2027Fukui · ChubuIlluminated lanterns parade through coastal Ushitsu in a celebration rooted in legend, featuring frenzied rituals to honor spiritual protection from epidemics.
3–4 Jul 2027Ishikawa · ChubuSwimmers choose from four distance options ranging from 500 meters to five kilometers in this open-water competition held in Mano Bay.
12 Jul 2027Niigata · ChubuCoastal festival where young men shoulder ornate floats representing lovers and wade into the sea before Benten Island as fireworks burst overhead and ceremonial fires illuminate.
19 Jul 2027Ishikawa · ChubuHeld annually in Toyohashi, Aichi, the Gion Festival combines tezutsu hand-held fireworks with the Yoritomo Procession, and dates back to the Edo period.
17–19 Jul 2027Aichi · ChubuA three-day festival in Nagoya presents over 140 sake labels from 50 breweries, sampling Aichi and Gifu summer sake varieties served neat, on rocks, or as highballs.
18–20 Jul 2027Aichi · ChubuFestival combining traditional puppet theatre with illuminated wooden lantern processions, featuring elaborate puppet shows depicting classical Japanese tales.
25 Jul 2027Ishikawa · ChubuA fireworks display lights the night sky with over twelve thousand pyrotechnic bursts, creating a spectacular visual and auditory show.
25 Jul 2027Ishikawa · ChubuJapan's largest outdoor music festival takes place annually at a mountain ski resort, featuring over 200 Japanese and international artists across multiple stages.
24–26 Jul 2027Niigata · ChubuA musical concert series brings virtual singers to Hamamatsu for the first time, featuring live band performances and creator exhibitions.
24–26 Jul 2027Shizuoka · ChubuA 600-year-old river festival in Tsushima, Aichi, held each July, where lantern-lit boats float down the Tenno River to traditional flute music, honouring the deity Gozu Tenno.
25–26 Jul 2027Aichi · ChubuThe Issaki Hōtō Festival features six massive illuminated lantern towers, each 10 meters tall, carried through the streets by teams in traditional festival attire.
1 Aug 2027Ishikawa · Chubu
