Festivals of Japan : Dance

Events across Japan. A collection ranging from traditional to seasonal offerings.

Early August every year (tentative)

Shimizu Port Festival

Shizuoka

Mid-August every year (tentative)

Tamba Sasayama Dekansho Festival

Hyogo

Mid-August every year (tentative)

Bicchu Takahashi Matsuyama Odori

Okayama

Mid-August every year (tentative)

Yamaga Lantern Festibal

Kumamoto

Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)

Marugame Castle Festival

Kagawa

Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.

Kiryu Yagibushi Festival

Gumma

Every year from August 5 to 7

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

Yamagata

Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)

YOSAKOI SORAN FESTIVAL

Hokkaido

Every year on August 12 to 14

Sanuki Takamatsu Festival

Kagawa

Every year for three days from October 7 to 9

Nagasaki Kunchi Festival

Nagasaki

Third week in April every year

Nobeoka Daishi Matsuri

Miyazaki

Third Sunday of May every year and the day before

Sendai Aoba Festival

Miyagi

July 22, 23 and 24

Uwajima Ushioni Festival

Ehime

Every year from August 1 to 4

Sansa Odori Festival

Iwate

Early August every year (tentative)

10,000 Eisa Dance Parade

Okinawa

First Saturday in August

Hyuga Hyottoko Mask Summer Festival

Miyazaki

Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)

Yosakoi Festival

Kochi

Every year from August 12 to 15

The Awa Dance (Awa Odori) in Tokushima City

Tokushima

Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November

Saito Tomb Festival

Miyazaki

Every year on November 2/3

Ohara Festival

Kagoshima

Every year from February 17 to 20

Hachinohe Enburi

Aomori

Every year around February

Nagasaki Lantern Festival

Nagasaki

Mid-April every year (tentative)

Hana Haru Festa

Tokushima

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