Culture Sky Lantern Festival 2025 Late Nov - Mid Dec As the weather cools down, a wide variety of illumination events begin to pop up at various locations across Japan. One such event..
Culture Ako Gishisai Festival, Tokyo 2025 Mid Dec An annual festival held on December 14 in Tokyo, commemorating the 47 ronin, samurai who avenged their wrongfully executed master..
Culture Kodai-ji Autumn Illumination 2025 Late Oct - Mid Dec Formally known as Kodaijusho-zenji Temple and located in the Higashiyama Mountains of eastern Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple was established..
Shopping Setagaya Boroichi: Dec Edition 2025 Mid Dec Setagaya's Boroichi is Tokyo's oldest flea market. It is held over two days in January and again in December, and is a great..
Fuji Textile Week 2025 Late Nov - Mid Dec First held in 2021, the Fuji Textile Week event was designed to revitalize traditional industries and support the local Fujiyoshida..
Culture Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri 2025 Dec 15th - Dec 18th Traditional performing arts can be enjoyed at this annual festival held since the 12th century.
Culture Hagoita-Ichi Fair 2025 Dec 17th - Dec 19th At Senso-ji temple in Tokyo's historical Asakusa district, you can buy traditional decorated bats at the Hagoita-Ichi Fair,..
Activities Lantern Night Osaka 2025 Mid Dec Osaka's annual lantern night event takes place for three days during December, and it sees thousands of LED lanterns coloring..