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2026/09/16

Festival · Ishikawa · Chubu

Kanazawa Jazz Street

One of Japan's largest jazz events transforms Kanazawa's historic streets, shrines, and public spaces into stages for world-class musicians each September.

Kanazawa · 19–21 Sep 2026

Shrine · Ishikawa · Chubu

Onominato Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Hachiman Okami, Amaterasu Omikami the sun goddess, and Sarutahiko Okami the god of guidance, with smaller shrines on the precinct grounds.

Kanazawa

Festival · Ishikawa · Chubu

Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival

The Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival marks the seasonal transition through purification rituals and Mamemaki, the traditional ceremony of throwing roasted soybeans.

Kanazawa · 3 Feb 2027

Area & Points of Interest · Ishikawa · Chubu

Kazuemachi Chaya District

Geisha district in Kanazawa preserving traditional chaya houses and restaurants along the riverside, designated a cultural asset in 2008.

Kanazawa

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Festival

Kanazawa Jazz Street

One of Japan's largest jazz events transforms Kanazawa's historic streets, shrines, and public spaces into stages for world-class musicians each September.

19–21 Sep 2026Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival

The Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival marks the seasonal transition through purification rituals and Mamemaki, the traditional ceremony of throwing roasted soybeans.

3 Feb 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Illumination

The Four Seasons of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden: Spring Illuminations

Spring illuminations at Kenrokuen Garden coincide with the blooming of azaleas and early cherry blossoms, creating an interplay of seasonal colors.

30 Apr – 2 May 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival

Kanazawa'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 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Firework

Hokkoku Fireworks Display

A fireworks display lights the night sky with over twelve thousand pyrotechnic bursts, creating a spectacular visual and auditory show.

25 Jul 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Summer Grand Festival

The Summer Grand Festival honours Onominato Shrine's deities with Kanazawa's largest mikoshi procession, traditional dances, and rituals from the 1600s.

30 Jul – 2 Aug 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Castle

Kanazawa Castle

Built in 1580 and ruled by the Maeda clan for 14 generations, this castle's reconstructed structures reflect its appearance in the 1850s.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Onominato Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Hachiman Okami, Amaterasu Omikami the sun goddess, and Sarutahiko Okami the god of guidance, with smaller shrines on the precinct grounds.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Utasu Jinja Shrine

Kanazawa shrine founded over 1250 years ago and dedicated to Hachiman, serving as a place of prayer for local lords and counted among the city's five great shrines.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Area & Points of Interest

Kazuemachi Chaya District

Geisha district in Kanazawa preserving traditional chaya houses and restaurants along the riverside, designated a cultural asset in 2008.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Park & Garden

Kenrokuen Garden

One of Japan's three great gardens, featuring an artificial pond symbolizing the sea and developed by the Maeda clan over two centuries.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Historic Site

Nishi Chaya District

Historic geisha district in Kanazawa with traditional wooden teahouses where shamisen performances evoke an authentic atmosphere each evening.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Park & Garden

Gyokusen'inmaru Garden

A garden built in 1634 within Kanazawa Castle, notable as the first to use creatively patterned stone walls, reconstructed beginning in 2013.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Public Facility

Kanazawa City Hall

Kanazawa City Hall blends traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern design across two buildings serving this UNESCO Creative City of 460,000 residents.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Area & Points of Interest

Higashi Chaya District

The most prominent geisha district in Kanazawa, known for traditional architecture featuring lattice work and a 200-year-old geisha house now open to visitors.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Kanazawa Jazz Street

One of Japan's largest jazz events transforms Kanazawa's historic streets, shrines, and public spaces into stages for world-class musicians each September.

19–21 Sep 2026Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Okuma Kabuto Festival

Nanao's festival honors samurai heritage through a dramatic parade of locals dressed in full armor and helmets, accompanied by traditional music and dance performances.

20 Sep 2026Nanao · Ishikawa

Festival

Kaki festival

Persimmons harvested from a shrine tree are distributed among parishioners as part of this harvest celebration.

14 Nov 2026Noto · Ishikawa

Festival

Wajima Crab Festival

Wajima Marine Town celebrates fresh seafood and local specialties with market stalls, performances, and free crab soup each November.

23 Nov 2026Wajima · Ishikawa

Festival

Amamehagi

Ancient Noto folk ritual where children masquerading as demons parade through streets to symbolically drive away laziness and encourage diligent work.

3 Feb 2027Noto · Ishikawa

Festival

Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival

The Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival marks the seasonal transition through purification rituals and Mamemaki, the traditional ceremony of throwing roasted soybeans.

3 Feb 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Snowman Festival

Thousands of handmade snowmen light up after dark, transforming two mountain towns into a glowing winter spectacle, while local food vendors offer regional specialties to visitors.

6 Feb 2027Hakusan · Ishikawa

Festival

Takewari Festival (Gogan Shinji)

An ancient Shinto ritual held on February 10 features young men in white ceremonial clothing splitting bamboo stalks to symbolize strength and readiness.

10 Feb 2027Kaga · Ishikawa

Festival

Camellia Festival

A spring celebration in Nonoichi showcases the camellia, the city's flower, through exhibitions of art, markets, and traditional tea ceremonies.

21–22 Mar 2027Nonoichi · Ishikawa

Cherry Blossom

Noto-Kashima Station Cherry Blossoms

Over 100 cherry trees create a picturesque tunnel at this railway station, illuminated at night for spring viewing.

11–23 Apr 2027Anamizu · Ishikawa

Illumination

The Four Seasons of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden: Spring Illuminations

Spring illuminations at Kenrokuen Garden coincide with the blooming of azaleas and early cherry blossoms, creating an interplay of seasonal colors.

30 Apr – 2 May 2027Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Seihakusai Festival

This over 1,000-year-old Ishikawa festival parades three enormous wheeled floats adorned with life-size Kabuki figures and is recognised as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

3–5 May 2027Nanao · Ishikawa

Castle

Kanazawa Castle

Built in 1580 and ruled by the Maeda clan for 14 generations, this castle's reconstructed structures reflect its appearance in the 1850s.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Juzo Shrine

Ishikawa shrine dedicated to Amenofuyukinu no Mikoto and his son Ōkuninushi, the Shinto god of nation-building and matchmaking, with subsidiary shrines on the grounds.

Wajima · Ishikawa

Shrine

Onominato Shrine

Shinto shrine dedicated to Hachiman Okami, Amaterasu Omikami the sun goddess, and Sarutahiko Okami the god of guidance, with smaller shrines on the precinct grounds.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Utasu Jinja Shrine

Kanazawa shrine founded over 1250 years ago and dedicated to Hachiman, serving as a place of prayer for local lords and counted among the city's five great shrines.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Area & Points of Interest

Kazuemachi Chaya District

Geisha district in Kanazawa preserving traditional chaya houses and restaurants along the riverside, designated a cultural asset in 2008.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Park & Garden

Kenrokuen Garden

One of Japan's three great gardens, featuring an artificial pond symbolizing the sea and developed by the Maeda clan over two centuries.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Onsen & Wellness

Yamashiro Onsen

Yamashiro Onsen retains its traditional hot spring culture, with the town developed around public baths that serve visitors seeking the healing properties of natural hot springs.

Kaga · Ishikawa

Park & Garden

Rojo Park

Rojo Park occupies the former third bailey of Komatsu Castle, featuring stone monuments, statues of feudal lord Toshitsune Maeda, multiple ponds, and cultural facilities.

Komatsu · Ishikawa

Historic Site

Nishi Chaya District

Historic geisha district in Kanazawa with traditional wooden teahouses where shamisen performances evoke an authentic atmosphere each evening.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Park & Garden

Gyokusen'inmaru Garden

A garden built in 1634 within Kanazawa Castle, notable as the first to use creatively patterned stone walls, reconstructed beginning in 2013.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Okutsuhime Shrine

Okutsuhime Shrine on remote Hegurajima island was founded by traditional female divers and preserves centuries of maritime worship traditions.

Wajima · Ishikawa

Public Facility

Kanazawa City Hall

Kanazawa City Hall blends traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern design across two buildings serving this UNESCO Creative City of 460,000 residents.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

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