Culture Yabusame Shinji 2025 Saturday - May 3rd Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy targets...
Yatsuo Hikiyama Festival 2025 Saturday - May 3rd Lantern covered floats roll their way through the old streets of Yatsuo, at the Hikiyama Festival.
Culture Niimi Fishing Contest 2025 Early May Every year Niimi City hosts it annual fishing contest plus an unusual type of fishing contest especially for kids, held on May..
Culture Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri 2025 Early May The Seihakusai Dekayama Matsuri in Nanao, Ishikawa; not every day you get to help pull a 20-ton float down the narrow streets of..
Recommended Culture Kanda Matsuri 2025 Mid May The Kanda Festival, one of Tokyo's major Shinto festivals, is an enormous event held on odd-numbered years. Leading to Kanda..
Culture Kanazawa Coffee Festival 2025 Late May The Kanazawa Coffee Festival brings a variety of coffee shops from across Japan to this culture-filled city.
Activities Osaka Expo 2025 Apr 13th - Oct 13th Japan has hosted two historical World Expos - Expo 1970 in Osaka and Expo 2005 in Aichi - and will be hosting a third World Expo,..
Back to the Future Musical 2025 Apr 1st - Dec 31st A musical based on the popular franchise is set to take the stage at Tokyo's JR East Shiki Theater in April 2025, after successful..