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Festival · Yamanashi · Chubu

Sengoku Chronicle: The Battle of Kawanakajima

A re-enactment on a river bed in Fuefuki, Yamanashi, where about seven hundred people in armour refight Takeda Shingen against Uesugi Kenshin.

Fuefuki · 8 Nov 2026

Museum · Aichi · Chubu

Yokoyama Art Museum

A Nagoya museum of Japanese export ceramics, with more than 5,000 pieces made for overseas markets in the Meiji and Taisho eras and later brought back to Japan.

Nagoya

Sport & Competition · Nagano · Chubu

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.

Ueda · 8 Nov 2026

Museum · Aichi · Chubu

Nagoya Touken World

A Nagoya museum of Japanese swords, samurai armor and ukiyo-e, opened in 2024, with a collection of about 500 swords that includes a National Treasure tanto.

Nagoya

Festival

Sengoku Chronicle: The Battle of Kawanakajima

A re-enactment on a river bed in Fuefuki, Yamanashi, where about seven hundred people in armour refight Takeda Shingen against Uesugi Kenshin.

8 Nov 2026Fuefuki · Yamanashi

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.

8 Nov 2026Ueda · Nagano

Festival

Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Festival

Dosojin, a folk deity protecting travelers and villages, is honored through this traditional festival featuring ceremonial fire and ritual.

15 Jan 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNozawaonsen · Nagano

Visual Art

Matsumoto Castle Ice Festival

Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival: a championship ice-carving contest and illuminated sculptures set against the National Treasure and the Northern Alps.

23–25 Jan 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMatsumoto · Nagano

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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNoto · Ishikawa

Food Fair

Nagoya Ramen Festival

The Tokai region's largest ramen festival features 30 restaurants showcasing regional bowls and specialty dishes from February onward.

3–23 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagoya · Aichi

Festival

Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival

The Utasu Jinja Shrine Setsubun Festival marks the change of season with purification rituals and Mamemaki, the traditional throwing of roasted soybeans.

3 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · Ishikawa

Festival

Snowman Festival

Thousands of handmade snowmen are lit after dark in two mountain towns in winter, with local food vendors selling regional specialties.

6 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHakusan · 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

Niigata International Animation Film Festival

An international festival in Niigata where animators and creative professionals present animated works through screenings, competitions and workshops.

20–25 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigata

Festival

Shiozawa Seppu Festival

A winter festival celebrates Edo-period scholar Bokushi Suzuki and the region's textile traditions with a 108-lantern Goma fire ceremony by mountain ascetics.

21 Feb 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMinamiuonuma · Niigata

Festival

Hadaka Matsuri

Historic purification festival where nearly-naked men engage in a spirited struggle to touch the selected Naoi-nin, symbolizing the cleansing of misfortune.

1 Mar 2027Exact date not confirmed yetInazawa · Aichi

Quick poll

Temple

The Great Buddha of Takaoka

This bronze statue, one of three famous Great Buddhas in Japan, showcases the casting techniques of Takaoka's bronze ware industry.

Takaoka · Toyama

Area & Points of Interest

Otayamachi

A district in central Takaoka named after a guest house of the lords of Kaga, crossed by the Otaya-dori shopping street.

Takaoka · Toyama

Castle

Kanazawa Castle

Seat of the Maeda lords of the Kaga domain, where the Ishikawa-mon gate of 1788 stands beside turrets rebuilt in wood since 2001.

Kanazawa · Ishikawa

Shrine

Mikuni Shrine

A shrine in the old port town of Mikuni, named in the Engishiki, with a two-storey Zuijinmon gate of the 1860s that is a Prefectural Cultural Property.

Sakai · Fukui

Activity & Sport

Mishima Skywalk

Mishima Skywalk, Mishima, Shizuoka, is Japan's longest pedestrian suspension bridge at 400 meters, spanning a valley with views of Mount Fuji and Suruga Bay.

Mishima · Shizuoka

Event Venue

Toyama Prefectural Hall

A prefectural cultural venue in central Toyama, opened in 1964, with a hall for stage shows, an art museum, galleries, meeting rooms and a tea room.

Toyama

Shrine

Takeda Shrine

This shrine honors Takeda Shingen, a Sengoku-period general remembered for both military prowess and regional development in the domain he ruled.

Kofu · Yamanashi

Area & Points of Interest

Manga Road

Shopping street in central Himi, Toyama, lined with statues of characters by Fujiko Fujio A, including talking fish characters and Ninja Hattori-kun.

Himi · Toyama

Temple

Zuiryuji Temple

A 17th-century Soto-school Buddhist temple in Takaoka houses several buildings designated as national treasures and important cultural properties.

Takaoka · Toyama

Museum

Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu

The art museum of Gifu Prefecture, opened in 1982, known for works by artists from Gifu such as Kawai Gyokudo and for its Odilon Redon collection.

Gifu

Area & Points of Interest

Yamamachi

A merchant street of fireproof dozo-zukuri shophouses rebuilt after the fire of 1900, selected as an Important Preservation District in 2000.

Takaoka · Toyama

Museum

Gifu City Science Museum

Science museum in Gifu run by the city, with hands-on exhibits on science, nature and astronomy, a planetarium, an observatory and regular science shows.

Gifu

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