food-drink in Japan

Sekirei Beer Terrace

Meiji Memorial Hall — a Meiji-era banquet venue tucked insid…

Nakano Central Beer Park

Nakano Central Beer Park is a seasonal outdoor beer garden s…

Harima Meet Sake Stamp Rally

Four Harima-region sake breweries collaborate on a stamp ral…

Atrevío Jamón Car - Pop Up Shop

Atrevío Jamón Car is a pop-up shop event at Tokyo Midtown sh…

29th Shinbashi Koichi Festival

The Shinbashi Koichi Festival is a beloved annual summer str…

Orimono Thanksgiving Festival Ichinomiya Tanabata Matsuri

The Orimono Thanksgiving Festival Ichinomiya Tanabata Matsur…

Haneda Shrine Summer Grand Festival — Haneda Matsuri

The Haneda Matsuri is the summer grand festival of Haneda Sh…

Kariya Mandō Festival

The Kariya Mandō Festival is a historic summer festival with…

73rd Toda Bridge Fireworks Festival — 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Toda Bridge Fireworks Festival is one of the Tokyo metro…

Cybersecurity Study Group Summer 2026 in Shiojiri — Dinner Meetup

This is a casual dinner meetup organized for participants of…

Chiba Aqua Line Marathon 2026

The Chiba Aqua Line Marathon is a large-scale road race that…

Suntory Building Rooftop Beer Garden

The Suntory Building Rooftop Beer Garden is a seasonal open-…

Fish Catching Experience at Shiawase no Mura

The Fish Catching Experience at Shiawase no Mura is a popula…

Sumiyoshi Taisha Summer Purification Ritual and Grand Festival

The Sumiyoshi Taisha Summer Purification Ritual and Grand Fe…

Osaka Yodogawa Citizen Marathon

The Osaka Yodogawa Citizen Marathon is a community-focused r…

Kifune Water Festival — Tanabata Shrine Ritual

The Kifune Water Festival is an annual Tanabata ritual held …

Gion Festival — Yoiyama Eve Festival

Yoiyama is the eve festival of the Gion Matsuri, one of Japa…

Gion Festival Yamahoko Procession

One of Asia's great street spectacles: 34 elaborately decora…

Kobe Marathon 2026

The Kobe Marathon is an annual mass-participation road race …

Hana Festa Sapporo — Hokkaido Flower Festival

Hana Festa Sapporo is Hokkaido's premier early summer flower…

TxT GARAGE Makomanai Fireworks Festival

Twenty-two thousand fireworks — including powerful 7-inch sh…

Hokkaido Gas Group Relay Marathon at Premist Dome 2026

The Hokkaido Gas Group Relay Marathon at Premist Dome is an …

Dobusabu FES 2026 Stamp Rally

Collect stamps at 18 shops along Dobuita Street in Yokosuka …

Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival

The Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival is one of Japan's mos…

Kamakura Fireworks Festival

Launched from boats offshore, the underwater fireworks are t…

Kurihama Perry Festival Fireworks Display

Seven thousand fireworks launched from Kurihama Harbor — a r…

Tobata Gion Oyamakasa Festival

The Tobata Gion Oyamakasa is a UNESCO-registered intangible …

Ashiya Fireworks Festival

The Ashiya Fireworks Festival is one of northern Kyushu's mo…

Toyohashi Gion Festival Fireworks Display

The Toyohashi Gion Festival Fireworks Display is the eve fes…

Owari Tsushima Tenno Festival

The Owari Tsushima Tenno Festival is one of Japan's most sto…

Anjo Tanabata Festival

The Anjo Tanabata Festival is one of Japan's three great Tan…

Kariya Wansaka Festival 2026

The Kariya Wansaka Festival is Kariya City's signature summe…

Gion Festival

The Gion Festival at Susanoo Shrine in Hiroshima is a tradit…

Kinoe Jushichiya Festival — Traditional Boat Racing & Fireworks

The Kinoe Jushichiya Festival is a traditional shrine festiv…

Mihara Yassa Festival

The Mihara Yassa Festival is a major annual street festival …

Uruma City Eisa Festival

The Uruma City Eisa Festival is a large-scale celebration of…

Kumejima Marathon

The Kumejima Marathon is a scenic road race held on Kumejima…

23rd Shohashi Half Marathon in Nanjo City — 20th City Anniversary Commemorative Race

The Shohashi Half Marathon is one of Okinawa's most beloved …

Shiogama Minato Festival

The Shiogama Minato Festival is one of Japan's three great b…

Sendai Suzume Odori Summer Festival

Sendai Suzume Odori is a traditional dance form unique to Se…

Gakuto Sendai-Miyagi Science Day

Gakuto Sendai-Miyagi Science Day is a large-scale public sci…

Tour de Tohoku 2026 — Cycling Event Through Tsunami-Affected Coastal Areas

Tour de Tohoku is a long-distance cycling event that routes …

Omicho Market Guided Tour

Omicho Market has been Kanazawa's kitchen for nearly 300 yea…

Yatsushiro Kumakawa Festival

The Yatsushiro Kumakawa Festival is a major summer celebrati…

Yamaga Lantern Festival

The Yamaga Lantern Festival (山鹿灯籠まつり) is one of Kumamoto Pre…

Kanakuri Shiso Memorial Marathon

Running the same roads where Japan's first Olympic athlete j…

21st Amakusa Marathon

The Amakusa Marathon is a long-running community road race n…

Fūchin Grand Festival

The Fūchin Grand Festival (風鎮大祭) is one of Japan's oldest Sh…

Todai-ji Kejoe Ritual

Monks passing through a towering reed-grass ring before the …

Gifu Nagara River Cormorant Fishing

Ukai (cormorant fishing) on the Nagara River in Gifu is one …

Yugeji Temple Hydrangea Viewing

Over 10,000 hydrangeas in purple, white, and pink transform …

Gujo Odori — UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Traditional Dance Festival

Gujo Odori is one of Japan's most celebrated traditional fol…

Kinkowan Night Cruise

The Kinkowan Night Cruise is a scenic evening boat cruise de…

Tarumizu Fureai Festa 2026 Summer Festival

Tarumizu Fureai Festa is Tarumizu City's signature summer fe…

24th Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Festival

The Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Festival is o…

Mikamo Summer Festival

The Mikamo Summer Festival is a traditional Japanese summer …

Okayama Momotaro Festival

The Okayama Momotaro Festival is the city's signature summer…

Kawai Shrine Summer Festival — Dashi Straw Effigy Parade

The Kawai Shrine Summer Festival is a traditional Shinto com…

Okayama Marathon

The Okayama Marathon is a large-scale, Japan Athletics Assoc…

Osorezan Grand Festival

Osorezan Grand Festival is a major summer religious gatherin…

Hachinohe Sansha Taisai — Traditional Shrine Festival

Hachinohe Sansha Taisai is the largest festival in Hachinohe…

Hirosaki Neputa Festival

The Hirosaki Neputa Festival is a 300-year-old summer tradit…

Beppu Ikkyuu's Walking Tour — Kitahama Bar Hopping

A guided bar-hopping walk through Kitahama, Beppu's most con…

Beppu Kitahama Pub Crawl — A Guided Evening Through Local Bars

Four local bars, one evening, and a guide who knows Beppu's …

Narita Gion Festival

The Narita Gion Festival (成田祇園祭) is one of the largest and m…

Kamogawa Fireworks Festival

The Kamogawa Fireworks Festival is an annual summer firework…

Suigo Omigawa Fireworks Festival

The Suigo Omigawa Fireworks Festival is one of Japan's most …

Himeji Shirahama Clam Digging

Himeji Shirahama Clam Digging is a seasonal coastal activity…

Chichibu Kawase Matsuri — Summer Shrine Festival

The Chichibu Kawase Matsuri, locally known as 'Ogiōn,' is a …

Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri — Traditional Fan Festival

The Kumagaya Uchiwa Matsuri, known as the 'Kanto's Greatest …

Asaka Citizen Festival Saika Matsuri

The Asaka Citizen Festival Saika Matsuri is one of Saitama P…

Tanabe Matsuri Festival

Tanabe Matsuri is a traditional summer festival centered on …

Kōchi Matsuri — Mifune Festival

The Mifune Festival (御船祭り) is a traditional Shinto shrine fe…

Kushimoto Festival

The Kushimoto Festival is a beloved summer celebration held …