Festivals of Japan : Processions and parades

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

Early May every year (tentative)

Odawara Hojo Godai Festival

Kanagawa

Early May every year (tentative)

Hamamatsu Festival

Shizuoka

Early July every year (tentative)

Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival

Fukuoka

Mid-April every year (tentative)

The Ushibuka Haiya Festibal

Kumamoto

Early May every year (tentative)

Takaoka Mikuruma-yama Festival

Toyama

Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)

Saijo Festival

Ehime

Every year in the second week of October

Matsushiro Sanada Jumangoku Festival

Nagano

Every year on October 14/15

Nada Fighting Festival

Hyogo

May 19–21 every year

Mikuni Festival

Fukui

Every year from July 20 to 23

Kumagaya Fan Festival

Saitama

Every year from August 5 to 7

Yamagata Hanagasa Festival

Yamagata

October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)

Marimo Festival

Hokkaido

Every year from October 16 to 18

NIIHAMA TAIKO FESTIVAL

Ehime

Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25

Ueno Tenjin Festival

Mie

Late November every year (tentative)

Ichijo Festival

Kochi

Early April every year (tentative)

Castle Town Obata Cherry Blossom Festival

Gumma

Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)

YOSAKOI SORAN FESTIVAL

Hokkaido

Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.

Grand Festival of Sawara

Chiba

Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.

Ishioka Festival (Grand Festival of the Hitachi no Kuni Sosha Gu Shrine)

Ibaraki

Mid-October every year (tentative)

Otsu Festival

Shiga

Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.

Sanuki Toyohama Chohsa Festival

Kagawa

Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)

Takayama Festival

Gifu

Late April - Early May every year (tentative)

Yonezawa Uesugi Festival

Yamagata

May 2–4 every year

Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival

Yamaguchi

Mid-May every year (tentative)

Kanda Festival

Tokyo

May 17 and 18 every year

Nikko Toshogu Shrine Annual Grand Spring Festival

Tochigi

Third Sunday of May every year and the day before

Sendai Aoba Festival

Miyagi

Every year from June 7 to 17

Sanno Festival

Tokyo

Every year from early July to October

Noto “Kiriko” Festival

Ishikawa

Mid-July every year (tentative)

Kokura Gion Daiko Drums

Fukuoka

Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.

Yama-age Festival

Tochigi

Late July every year (tentative)

TOBATA GION OYAMAGASA

Fukuoka

July 22, 23 and 24

Uwajima Ushioni Festival

Ehime

Late July every year (tentative)

Hamasaki Gion Festival

Saga

Every year from August 1 to 4

Sansa Odori Festival

Iwate

Early August every year (tentative)

10,000 Eisa Dance Parade

Okinawa

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

The third Sunday of October every year, and the day before.

Kawagoe Festival

Saitama

Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November

Saito Tomb Festival

Miyazaki

The first Saturday and Sunday of April every year

Inuyama Festival

Aichi

April 19 and 20 every year

Furukawa Festival

Gifu

Early May every year (tentative)

Seihakusai Festival

Ishikawa

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