Culture Ehime Saijo Festival 2025 Oct 11th - Oct 17th The Saijo Festival is held at the Kamo, Ishioka, Isono and Iizumi shrines in the middle of October, to give thanks for an abundant..
Culture Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival 2025 Oct 16th - Oct 17th Nikko Toshogu Shrine's annual grand festival features the Yabusame tradition—horseback archery—and the Togyosai where port..
Culture Moving of the Seto Canal Carp 2025 Saturday - Oct 18th Hida embraces the arrival of winter by organizing an event to remove carp from the canal. The labor-intensive and—perhaps time..
Activities Kobe Sports Park Cosmos Festival 2025 Saturday - Oct 18th Each year, the Kobe Sports Park is home to a cosmos festival that typically runs throughout the month of October. The cosmos hill..
Culture Miyajima Fireworks Festival 2025 Saturday - Oct 18th Hiroshima's most famous fireworks display. Amazing, colorful bursts shot from the water in front of the huge red tori gate in..
Culture Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2025 Saturday - Oct 18th Firework viewing, called hanabi in Japanese, at Yodogawa River is a real crowd pleaser. One of top ten ways to spend your summer..
Culture Niihama Taiko Festival 2025 Oct 16th - Oct 18th Niihama Drum Festival is one of the top three festivals in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku — an autumn taiko festival celebrating th..
Festivals Tsuruse Yosakoi Festival 2025 Sunday - Oct 19th Tsuruse Yosakoi Matsuri is a fantastic traditional dance festival with a small-town vibe. It is held annually on the 3rd Sunday..