Festivals, exhibitions, pop-ups, and seasonal happenings across all nine regions.
Hirakata Park's month-long spring celebration invites visitors to experience roses through sight, scent, taste, and sound within an English-style garden.
25 Apr – 24 May 2027Osaka · KansaiTen thousand fireworks light up against Mt. Fuji and Lake Yamanaka, culminating in a music-synchronized finale by Japan's leading fireworks artist.
30 May 2027Yamanashi · ChubuAwajishima COSPLAY is an outdoor cosplay event at Nijigen no Mori anime park on Awaji Island, featuring photography sessions and social gatherings in natural settings.
30 May 2027Hyogo · KansaiThis seasonal celebration features a 200-metre canopy of colorful umbrellas suspended along a park pathway, enhanced by character panels and evening lighting designs.
11 Apr – 31 May 2027Saitama · KantoThis festival celebrates Genji fireflies raised by local residents, which can be seen flying near Hotaru Park and along a historic canal in the early summer night.
31 May 2027Tokyo · KantoThe 42nd edition of this festival showcases 10 hectares of vibrant pink moss phlox blooms and includes tour vehicles and traditional performances.
3–31 May 2027Hokkaido · HokkaidoAn event celebrating passionate engagement, the sixth in Maruhan East Japan's ongoing 'Otona Kichi Project,' featuring food and drink booths.
29–31 May 2027Tokyo · KantoCentered at Hie Shrine, this major Toyama festival originated in the Edo period and features a two-day mikoshi procession through the city's parishes.
31 May – 2 Jun 2027Toyama · ChubuThe Nagano Gion Festival celebrates Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the deity of storms and protection, through mikoshi processions at Yasaka Shrine near historic Zenkoji temple.
6 Jun 2027Nagano · ChubuTraditional 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 · ChubuIse Katagami is an ancient paper-stencil craft used to dye kimono patterns, recognised as Important Intangible Cultural Property and practiced by only six master artisans today.
12–14 Jun 2027Tokyo · KantoChagu Chagu Umakko Festival, held in June in Iwate Prefecture, honors working horses through decoration, reflecting the region's heritage as a center for horse breeding and agriculture.
14 Jun 2027Iwate · TohokuA major stationery festival returns with summer-themed attractions, interactive gaming areas, and exclusive collaboration products.
11–14 Jun 2027Tokyo · KantoYOSAKOI Soran Festival blends Hokkaido's Soran Bushi folk song with dance and hand-held clappers, drawing hundreds of teams and millions of spectators to Sapporo each June.
10–14 Jun 2027Hokkaido · HokkaidoThis confectionery expo displays 90 large-scale art pieces while showcasing live demonstrations and over 1,000 regional sweets from across Japan in one celebration.
30 May – 15 Jun 2027Hokkaido · Hokkaido
