This annual summit gathers hundreds of costumed regional mascots from Japan and abroad in Hanyu City, celebrating the country's distinctive and vibrant mascot culture.
Hanyu · 15–16 Nov 2026
Founded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.
Kawagoe
An annual festival in Saitama featuring six ornate floats illuminated by thousands of lanterns, along with fireworks and traditional performances.
Chichibu · 2–3 Dec 2026
Five-story cultural complex featuring museums, galleries, libraries, and exhibition spaces presenting both mainstream and popular culture.
Tokorozawa
05:2517:44Saitama
Reference rates · 2026/09/16
This annual summit gathers hundreds of costumed regional mascots from Japan and abroad in Hanyu City, celebrating the country's distinctive and vibrant mascot culture.
15–16 Nov 2026Hanyu · SaitamaAn annual festival in Saitama featuring six ornate floats illuminated by thousands of lanterns, along with fireworks and traditional performances.
2–3 Dec 2026Chichibu · SaitamaCoffee roasters from across Japan gather at this 10th-anniversary festival in a historic temple, featuring live music and exclusive limited-edition merchandise.
6–7 Dec 2026Kawagoe · SaitamaJapan's premier street dance championship serves as the domestic qualifier for the world's largest dance competition, with top teams earning representation at the Phoenix stage.
12 Apr 2027SaitamaThe 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 · SaitamaFounded in 1590 in Kawagoe, Kumano Shrine honours the Kumano deities and the yatagarasu crow, drawing visitors seeking fortune, love, and protection.
Kawagoe · SaitamaKawagoe Castle, originally built in 1457 as a defensive fortress, survives through its preserved Honmaru Goten residence and exhibits showcasing feudal-era architecture and history.
Kawagoe · SaitamaA Sylvanian Families-themed restaurant in Saitama hosts celebrations with character appearances and special entertainment throughout the day.
Koshigaya · SaitamaTheme park bringing Tove Jansson's Moomin stories to life through recreated locations like the Moominhouse, lighthouse, and bathing hut.
Hanno · SaitamaFive-story cultural complex featuring museums, galleries, libraries, and exhibition spaces presenting both mainstream and popular culture.
Tokorozawa · SaitamaA 1950-founded Saitama amusement park renovated in 2021 with Showa-era theming, featuring a recreated Japanese town, Godzilla rides, and Osamu Tezuka anime attractions.
Tokorozawa · SaitamaSaitama Super Arena seats 36,500 and ranks as the world's second-largest indoor arena, hosting professional wrestling, MMA, boxing, basketball, volleyball, and gymnastics.
SaitamaInteractive railway museum featuring historic locomotives, hands-on exhibits and driving simulators for Shinkansen and steam engines.
SaitamaTOiRO is an event venue within Saitama Super Arena offering three rental spaces: a media-equipped Studio, a flexible Space, and an intimate meeting room.
SaitamaMuseum exhibiting Kawagoe's cultural heritage from prehistoric times to the present across five themed historical sections.
Kawagoe · SaitamaAn education center focused on global environmental concerns, it showcases observation techniques, analysis images, and models of earth observation satellites.
Hatoyama · SaitamaThis 2,000-year-old Shinto shrine in Chichibu is known for its 19th century wooden main building with a thatched roof and December Night Festival.
Chichibu · Saitama
