Culture Ohara Hadaka 'Naked Man' Festival 2025 Late Sep Ohara Hadaka Matsuri is an annual ‘Naked Man Festival’ that takes place in Isumi City, Chiba. Loincloth-clad men carry portabl..
Festivals Suimu Shrine Festival 2025 Late Sep Suimu Shrine Festival has those of unlucky ages fight to push out the bad spirits that plague those ages.
Starry Sky Summer Festival 2025 Late Jul - Late Sep The Starry Sky Summer Festival at the Konica Minolta Planetaria Tokyo provides the fun atmosphere of a summer matsuri without the..
Dontsuku Festival 2025 Early Oct The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..
Culture Kanuma Buttsuke Autumn Festival 2025 Mid Oct A festival of food, music, dance and elaborate floats celebrated each year in October.
Activities Sanriku Fireworks Competition 2025 Mid Oct The Sanriku Fireworks Competition brings 23 different fireworks companies to Iwate Prefecture to show off their skills in the pyrotechnics..
Activities Akamatsu's Unique Firework Festival 2025 Mid Oct Akamatsu shrine's fireworks event, which is considered an offering at the shrine, is a traditional festival called the "Blow..