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Festival · Okayama · Chugoku

Bizen Pottery Festival

This pottery festival in Japan's Heritage-certified Bizen production area offers visitors the chance to buy ware and try their hand at the potter's wheel.

Bizen · 17–18 Oct 2026

Historic Site · Okayama · Chugoku

Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter

A quarter of white-walled storehouses along a canal in Okayama, built on the rice trade and preserved since the 1960s.

Kurashiki

Sport & Competition · Okayama · Chugoku

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

Kasaoka · 22 Nov 2026

Shrine · Okayama · Chugoku

Yuga Shrine

Sacred mountain shrine in Okayama with more than two thousand years of history, blending Shinto and Buddhist practices as a centre of pilgrimage.

Kurashiki

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Festival

Bizen Pottery Festival

This pottery festival in Japan's Heritage-certified Bizen production area offers visitors the chance to buy ware and try their hand at the potter's wheel.

17–18 Oct 2026Bizen · Okayama

Sport & Competition

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

22 Nov 2026Kasaoka · Okayama

Festival

Saidai-ji Eyo Festival

At this over 500-year-old Okayama festival, men in loincloths compete for a wooden stick, with the victor becoming the 'Lucky Man' and receiving believed year-long blessings.

21 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOkayama

Food Fair

Hinase Oyster Festival

A mid-February festival celebrates Hinase's oyster harvest with fresh seafood, barbecue areas, and regional specialties.

22 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetBizen · Okayama

Festival

Kurashiki Tenryo Summer Festival

A 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 · Okayama

Festival

Tsuyama Gongo Festival

The Tsuyama Gongo Festival is a lively summer event in Tsuyama City featuring kappa-themed dances along Yakko-dori Street and one of Okayama's largest fireworks displays.

1–2 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTsuyama · Okayama

Festival

Shiraishi-odori Dance

A traditional Bon dance performed on Shiraishi Island honours historical battle casualties through a unique ensemble format where multiple dances synchronize to a lead.

13–16 Aug 2027Kasaoka · Okayama

Festival

Okayama Momotaro Dance Festival

An Okayama City summer festival inspired by the Momotaro folk tale, featuring demon-costumed Uraja dancing, parades, and fireworks across the city in August.

22–23 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOkayama

Festival

Dogeza Festival

An October festival features a grand procession with a portable shrine led by samurai-clad participants, with local residents bowing in reverence along the streets.

15 Oct 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiimi · Okayama

Temple

Saijo Inari

Saijo Inari is a 1,200-year-old Buddhist temple and one of Japan's three great Inari sites, preserving a rare form of Shinto-Buddhist syncretic worship.

Okayama

Shrine

Bitchukoku Soja Shrine

Bitchukoku Soja Shrine consolidated deities of 324 provincial shrines into a single site dedicated to the deity of nation-building and good fortune.

Soja · Okayama

Shrine

Kibitsu Jinja

Major Okayama shrine dedicated to Kibitsuhiko-no-Mikoto, a legendary prince credited with defeating an ogre and bringing peace to the region, foundations of the Momotaro folktale.

Okayama

Shrine

Yuga Shrine

Sacred mountain shrine in Okayama with more than two thousand years of history, blending Shinto and Buddhist practices as a centre of pilgrimage.

Kurashiki · Okayama

Park & Garden

Okayama Koraku-en

One of Japan's three most beautiful gardens, featuring a central pond with islands and bridges, tea house, and abundant cherry blossoms in spring.

Okayama

Temple

Saidaiji Kannon-in

Buddhist temple built around a Senju Kannon statue created in 751 that miraculously survived fire and warfare over the centuries.

Okayama

Castle

Bitchu Matsuyama Castle

Mountain castle built in 1240 and rebuilt in 1331 on its current location, retaining its tenshu, Niju yagura, and section of defensive walls.

Takahashi · Okayama

Historic Site

Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter

A quarter of white-walled storehouses along a canal in Okayama, built on the rice trade and preserved since the 1960s.

Kurashiki · Okayama

Museum

Hayashibara Museum of Art

This private museum specializes in Japanese and Chinese pottery and ceramics from the Heian and Kamakura periods, featuring a beautiful Japanese garden.

Okayama

Amusement Park

Okayama Forest Park 'German Forest'

Okayama Forest Park 'German Forest' offers interactive animal encounters, seasonal flower gardens, and diverse play attractions including go-karts, archery, and craft workshops.

Akaiwa · Okayama