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Fussa Firefly Festival

At this Fussa festival, Genji fireflies raised by local residents fly near Hotaru Park and along a historic canal on early summer nights.

31 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetFussa · Tokyo

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Lily festival

A scenic park showcases 150,000 lilies in bloom each June, transforming into an illuminated landscape as evening falls.

1–30 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · Fukui

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Tokyo Pride

Tokyo's LGBTQ+ Pride, held each June: a two-day festival in Yoyogi Park, a parade through Shibuya and Harajuku, and a month of talks, art and parties.

4–28 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

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Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival

A lantern festival in Toyama Prefecture where 7-meter-high floats decorated with warrior illustrations collide in ritualized clashes to taiko drumming.

5–6 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOyabe · Toyama

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Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival

Kanazawa's Hyakumangoku Festival honours Lord Maeda Toshiie, whose 1583 entry into the castle established the city, and is now a major regional cultural event.

5–7 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · Ishikawa

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Shirone Giant Kite Battle

Tracing 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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigata

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Nagano Gion Festival

The Nagano Gion Festival celebrates Susanoo-no-Mikoto, deity of storms and protection, with mikoshi processions at Yasaka Shrine near historic Zenkoji temple.

6 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagano

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Sanno Matsuri

Sanno Matsuri at Hie Shrine each June ranks among Japan's three great festivals; once viewed by Tokugawa shoguns, it is known as the Festival of the Realm.

7–17 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

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YOSAKOI Soran Festival

YOSAKOI Soran Festival blends Hokkaido's Soran Bushi folk song with dance and clappers, drawing hundreds of teams and millions of spectators to Sapporo in June.

10–14 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSapporo · Hokkaido

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Tonami Yotaka Festival

A harvest festival in which red lanterns over 6 metres tall collide in a ritual called tsukiawase, accompanied by taiko drums.

12–13 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTonami · Toyama

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Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival

Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival, held in June in Iwate Prefecture, honors decorated working horses, reflecting the region's horse breeding and farming heritage.

14 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTakizawa · Iwate

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Kawasaki Sanno Festival

A week-long festival in central Kawasaki where two great mikoshi act out a divine marriage, pregnancy, and birth across the city's streets.

15–20 Jun 2027Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Okawachiyama Furin (Wind Bell Festival)

A pottery village celebration in mid-July features handcrafted wind bells and illuminated lanterns that create a summer atmosphere.

15 Jun – 31 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetImari · Saga

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CITTA' Festival

A shopping complex's summer event, now held with the Sanno Shrine Festival: portable shrine processions and sacred rites amid Mediterranean streets and stalls.

19–21 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKawasaki · Kanagawa

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Himeji Yukata Festival

A festival spanning over 260 years celebrates its origins in 1742 when commoners were permitted to attend a shrine ceremony in summer kimono.

20–21 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHimeji · Hyogo

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Aizen Festival

A 1,400-year-old temple festival honors a Buddhist deity associated with love and good fortune through public celebrations and sacred displays.

30 Jun – 2 Jul 2027Osaka

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Gion Festival

A month-long Kyoto festival centered on Yasaka Jinja Shrine, with sacred rituals, food stalls and illuminated floats, ending in a grand procession and parade.

1–31 Jul 2027Kyoto

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Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Teams race towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing for the fastest run as traditional music and crowds fill the streets.

1–15 Jul 2027Fukuoka

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Fussa Firefly Festival

At this Fussa festival, Genji fireflies raised by local residents fly near Hotaru Park and along a historic canal on early summer nights.

31 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetFussa · Tokyo

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Lily festival

A scenic park showcases 150,000 lilies in bloom each June, transforming into an illuminated landscape as evening falls.

1–30 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSakai · Fukui

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Tokyo Pride

Tokyo's LGBTQ+ Pride, held each June: a two-day festival in Yoyogi Park, a parade through Shibuya and Harajuku, and a month of talks, art and parties.

4–28 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

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Tsuzawa Yotaka Andon Festival

A lantern festival in Toyama Prefecture where 7-meter-high floats decorated with warrior illustrations collide in ritualized clashes to taiko drumming.

5–6 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOyabe · Toyama

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Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Festival

Kanazawa's Hyakumangoku Festival honours Lord Maeda Toshiie, whose 1583 entry into the castle established the city, and is now a major regional cultural event.

5–7 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKanazawa · Ishikawa

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Shirone Giant Kite Battle

Tracing 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 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNiigata

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Nagano Gion Festival

The Nagano Gion Festival celebrates Susanoo-no-Mikoto, deity of storms and protection, with mikoshi processions at Yasaka Shrine near historic Zenkoji temple.

6 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetNagano

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Sanno Matsuri

Sanno Matsuri at Hie Shrine each June ranks among Japan's three great festivals; once viewed by Tokugawa shoguns, it is known as the Festival of the Realm.

7–17 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTokyo

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YOSAKOI Soran Festival

YOSAKOI Soran Festival blends Hokkaido's Soran Bushi folk song with dance and clappers, drawing hundreds of teams and millions of spectators to Sapporo in June.

10–14 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetSapporo · Hokkaido

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Tonami Yotaka Festival

A harvest festival in which red lanterns over 6 metres tall collide in a ritual called tsukiawase, accompanied by taiko drums.

12–13 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTonami · Toyama

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Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival

Chagu Chagu Umakko Festival, held in June in Iwate Prefecture, honors decorated working horses, reflecting the region's horse breeding and farming heritage.

14 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetTakizawa · Iwate

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Kawasaki Sanno Festival

A week-long festival in central Kawasaki where two great mikoshi act out a divine marriage, pregnancy, and birth across the city's streets.

15–20 Jun 2027Kawasaki · Kanagawa

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Okawachiyama Furin (Wind Bell Festival)

A pottery village celebration in mid-July features handcrafted wind bells and illuminated lanterns that create a summer atmosphere.

15 Jun – 31 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetImari · Saga

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CITTA' Festival

A shopping complex's summer event, now held with the Sanno Shrine Festival: portable shrine processions and sacred rites amid Mediterranean streets and stalls.

19–21 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetKawasaki · Kanagawa

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Himeji Yukata Festival

A festival spanning over 260 years celebrates its origins in 1742 when commoners were permitted to attend a shrine ceremony in summer kimono.

20–21 Jun 2027Exact date not confirmed yetHimeji · Hyogo

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Aizen Festival

A 1,400-year-old temple festival honors a Buddhist deity associated with love and good fortune through public celebrations and sacred displays.

30 Jun – 2 Jul 2027Osaka

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Gion Festival

A month-long Kyoto festival centered on Yasaka Jinja Shrine, with sacred rituals, food stalls and illuminated floats, ending in a grand procession and parade.

1–31 Jul 2027Kyoto

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Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Teams race towering floats through Fukuoka in this seven-century-old festival, competing for the fastest run as traditional music and crowds fill the streets.

1–15 Jul 2027Fukuoka

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