Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
By month: October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027
One of Osaka's three great summer festivals features a grand procession from the shrine to Osaka Castle with gold and silver portable shrines.
11–12 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOsakaSwimmers choose from four distance options ranging from 500 meters to five kilometers in this open-water competition held in Mano Bay.
12 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSado · NiigataOne of Japan's three great fire festivals, where giant torches purify the path to Nachi Waterfall at a sacred Kumano shrine each 14 July.
14 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetWakayamaTeams race towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing for the fastest run as traditional music and crowds fill the streets.
1–15 Jul 2027FukuokaA coastal festival where young men carry ornate floats representing lovers into the sea before Benten Island, under fireworks and ceremonial fires.
19 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNoto · IshikawaEvery July at the tip of the Boso Peninsula, close to a hundred diving women in white carry burning torches into the dark sea beneath the Nojimazaki lighthouse.
18–19 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMinamiboso · ChibaHeld 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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetToyohashi · AichiA three-day festival in Nagoya with over 140 sake labels from 50 breweries, pouring Aichi and Gifu summer sake neat, on the rocks or as highballs.
18–20 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · AichiThe summer counterpart to Chichibu's famous winter festival, held in July, where children take central roles as musicians and performers on decorated floats.
19–20 Jul 2027Chichibu · SaitamaSurf Jam Festival: four days of beach culture at Ohara Beach in Chiba, a surfing destination, with live reggae, funk and punk performances plus DJ sets.
17–20 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetIsumi · ChibaElaborate floats and traditional performances honor this port town's spiritual guardian, a shrine established in 1620 by local leaders.
20–21 Jul 2027AkitaA summer festival in Uwajima, Ehime, where giant ushi-oni floats with fearsome bull and demon faces parade through the streets to traditional music and chants.
22–24 Jul 2027Uwajima · EhimeA renowned summer festival features over 3,500 participants in the Daikan Bayashi-Odori dance, decorated floats, and traditional performances.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKurashiki · OkayamaFestival combining traditional puppet theatre with illuminated wooden lantern processions, featuring elaborate puppet shows depicting classical Japanese tales.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNoto · IshikawaA fireworks display lights the night sky with over twelve thousand pyrotechnic bursts, creating a spectacular visual and auditory show.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · IshikawaSummer fireworks over the Sumida River near Asakusa, fired from two launch sites and rooted in the Ryogoku river opening fireworks of the Edo period.
25 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyoA month-long summer festival centered on Osaka Tenmangu Shrine honors the deity Sugawara no Michizane with evening boat processions and fireworks on July 25.
24–25 Jul 2027OsakaA traditional summer festival over 400 years old features large ornate floats adorned with embroidery, dedicated to a protective deity.
25–26 Jul 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHita · Oita
