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Every festival on this site, on one map. Tap a marker to see when it is held, then open the full guide.

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All festivals by region

Chichibu Night Festival December 2–3 · Chichibu, Saitama
Hagoita Market at Sensō-ji December 17–19 · Tokyo, Tokyo
Hōzuki Market at Sensō-ji July 9–10 · Tokyo, Tokyo
Kanda Matsuri Mid-May in odd-numbered years · Tokyo, Tokyo
Kawagoe Matsuri Third Sunday of October and the day before · Kawagoe, Saitama
Kōenji Awa Odori Last weekend of August · Tokyo, Tokyo
Maebashi Hatsuichi (Daruma Market) January 9 · Maebashi, Gunma
Moro no Yabusame November 3 (also the second Sunday of March) · Moroyama, Saitama
Nikkō Tōshōgū Spring Grand Festival May 17–18 · Nikkō, Tochigi
Saitosai at Kashima Jingū March 9 and the following Saturday · Kashima, Ibaraki
Sakura Autumn Festival Second Friday to Sunday of October · Sakura, Chiba
Sanja Matsuri Third weekend of May (Friday to Sunday) · Tokyo, Tokyo
Sumida River Fireworks Last Saturday of July · Tokyo, Tokyo
Tori-no-ichi Rooster days of November · Tokyo, Tokyo
Yabusame at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū September 16 · Kamakura, Kanagawa

Echigo-Sekikawa Taishitamon Ja Matsuri Late August, Friday to Sunday · Sekikawa, Niigata
Furukawa Festival (Okoshi Daiko) April 19–20 · Hida, Gifu
Gujō Odori Mid-July to early September (all-night dancing August 13–16) · Gujō, Gifu
Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Matsuri Early June (Friday to Sunday) · Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Maisaka Odaiko Matsuri The weekend after the 15th day of the 9th month of the old calendar (October or November) · Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Fire Festival January 15 · Nozawa Onsen, Nagano
Owara Kaze no Bon September 1–3 · Toyama, Toyama
Takahama Omanto Matsuri First Sunday of October and the day before · Takahama, Aichi
Takahama Shichinen-sai About a week in June, every six years (next in 2031) · Takahama, Fukui
Takayama Autumn Festival October 9–10 · Takayama, Gifu
Takayama Spring Festival April 14–15 · Takayama, Gifu

Aizen Matsuri June 30 – July 2 · Osaka, Osaka
Aoi Matsuri May 15 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Baikasai Plum Festival February 25 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Gion Matsuri July 1–31 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Gozan Okuribi August 16 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Hitaki-sai at Fushimi Inari November 8 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Iwashimizu-sai September 15 · Yawata, Kyoto
Jidai Matsuri October 22 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Kasuga Matsuri March 13 · Nara, Nara
Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri December 15–18 · Nara, Nara
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri Weekend before Respect for the Aged Day (mid-September) · Kishiwada, Osaka
Kurama Fire Festival October 22 · Kyoto, Kyoto
Motomiya-sai at Fushimi Inari A weekend in late July · Kyoto, Kyoto
Omizutori March 1–14 · Nara, Nara
Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine February 2–4 (around Setsubun) · Kyoto, Kyoto
Tenjin Matsuri July 24–25 · Osaka, Osaka
Tōka Ebisu January 9–11 · Osaka, Osaka
Tokubata Tenjin Spring Festival A weekend in late April · Taka, Hyogo
Wakakusa Yamayaki Fourth Saturday of January · Nara, Nara

Awa Odori August 12–15 · Tokushima, Tokushima
Hinoki Lion Dance November 1 · Naruto, Tokushima
Hiwasa Hachiman Autumn Festival Saturday and Sunday before Sports Day (second Monday of October) · Minami, Tokushima
Oyumi Matsuri at Hoshi Shrine January 8, in odd-numbered years · Kitagawa, Kochi
Saijo Matsuri (Isono Shrine) October 15–16 · Saijo, Ehime
Sanuki Toyohama Chosa Matsuri Second Friday to Sunday of October · Kanonji, Kagawa