Events across Japan. A collection ranging from traditional to seasonal offerings.
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Late January - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Okinawa
Early February - Early March every year (tentative)
Shizuoka
Late February - Late March every year (tentative)
Ibaraki
Late February every year (tentative)
Fukui
Mid-April every year (tentative)
Tokushima
Spring Takayama Festival (Sanno Festival) Mid-April every year (tentative) [Autumn Festival (Hachiman Festival) Early October every year (tentative)
Gifu
Late April - Early May every year (tentative)
Yamagata
Saga
Early May - Late May every year (tentative)
Hiroshima
Early May every year (tentative)
Kanagawa
Mid-May every year (tentative)
Tokyo
Late June - Late July every year (tentative)
Osaka
Early July every year (tentative)
Fukuoka
Chiba
Mid-July every year (tentative)
Wakayama
Late July every year (tentative)
Every year from August 2 to 7
Aomori
Early August every year (tentative)
Early August - Mid-August every year (tentative)
Kochi
Mid-August every year (tentative)
Tottori
Hyogo
Okayama
Kumamoto
Late August every year (tentative)
Yamanashi
Late October - Early November every year (tentative)
Early November - Late November every year (tentative)
Aichi
Mid-November every year (tentative)
Fukushima
Oita
Late April every year (tentative)
Toyama
Sunday in early October (the day before the second Monday)
Early October - Mid-October every year (tentative)
Ehime
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of October
Akita
Every year in the second week of October
Nagano
Mid-October every year (tentative)
Shiga
Every year on October 14/15
Late October - Late November every year (tentative)
Miyagi
Every year on the last Sunday of October
Every year on December 2 to 3
Saitama
Every year on December 31
Shimane
Every year on January 7
Early January - Mid-January every year (tentative)
Every year on January 15
Early February - Mid-February every year (tentative)
Ishikawa
Every year on February 13 to 14
Late March every year (tentative)
Nagasaki
Early to mid-April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees.
April 13–16 every year
Held on May 3 and 4 every year (scheduled)
Kagawa
May 17 and 18 every year
Tochigi
May 19–21 every year
Every year from July 20 to 23
Every year for the three days of Friday to Sunday in the first week of August.
Gumma
Every year from August 5 to 7
September 1 to 3 every year
Every year on the first Sunday or national holiday after September 16
Every year on September 15 and for three days with Respect for the Aged Day as the last days.
Late September every year (tentative)
Iwate
Every year for three days from October 7 to 9
October 8 to 10 (fixed dates every year)
Hokkaido
Early October every year (tentative)
Every year on the third Saturday/Sunday of October
Every year for three days with the second Sunday in October as the last day.
Every year from October 16 to 18
Every year on the second Saturday/Sunday in October
Every year for the 3 days of the Friday, Saturday and Sunday that are closest to October 25
Mie
Every year on the first Saturday/Sunday of November
Miyazaki
Every year on November 2/3
Kagoshima
Late November to February 14
Late November every year (tentative)
Every year on the fourth Saturday in November.
Yamaguchi
Early December - Late December every year (tentative)
Every year on January 9 to 11
Every year on January 20
Late January every year (tentative)
Nara
Early February every year (tentative)
Mid-February every year (tentative)
Every year on the 2nd Saturday/Sunday of February
February 15 and 16 each year
Every year around February
Every year on the third Saturday in February
Mid-February - Early April every year (tentative)
Niigata
Late February - Early March every year (tentative)
March 3 every year
End March–Early April *Timings may differ depending on the state of bloom of the cherry trees
Early April–End May every year (tentative) *The best time to see nemophila is from mid-April to early May
Early April every year (tentative)
Early April - Late April every year (tentative)
April 1 to the following Sunday every year *There are irregularities
The first Sunday of April every year.
Third week in April every year
April 19 and 20 every year
April 20–May 5 every year
April 23–May 5 every year
May 2–4 every year (tentative)
Early June - Mid-June every year (tentative)
Every year from June 7 to 17
Every year from early July to mid-October
Summer festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday after July 10 Autumn festival: The Friday, Saturday and Sunday that surround the second Saturday in October.
July 22, 23 and 24
Every year on the Friday to Sunday that includes the fourth Saturday of July.
Every year on August 2/3
Every year on the first Friday to Sunday of August
Every year on the first Sunday of August and the day before.
First Saturday in August
Every year on August 12 to 14
Every year on August 13
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