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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…

Fukagawa Winery Tokyo 10th Anniversary Celebration

A decade of urban winemaking in the middle of Tokyo gets its…

Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori Dance Festival

One of Japan's three largest Awa Odori festivals unfolds acr…

Sancha Latin Festival

Sangenjaya's main street shuts down every summer for a full-…

Cybersecurity Study Group Summer 2026 in Shiojiri — Dinner Meetup

This is a casual dinner meetup organized for participants of…

41st Asakusa Samba Carnival — Parade Contest

Half a million spectators pack the streets of historic Asaku…

Sawara Grand Autumn Festival — Suwa Shrine Autumn Festival

One of only a handful of Japanese festivals to earn UNESCO I…

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…

BABYMONSTER × Osaka Ohsho Collaboration Campaign

K-pop girl group BABYMONSTER has teamed up with gyoza chain …

Osaka Yodogawa Citizen Marathon

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

Saga Emperor Festival

Rooted in the death anniversary of Emperor Saga — the 9th-ce…

Iwashimizu Festival — Imperial Shrine Festival

One of only three imperial shrine festivals in all of Japan,…

Toyokuni Shrine Grand Festival and Tea Ceremony Offering

Held on the lunar-calendar anniversary of Toyotomi Hideyoshi…

Summer Peach Luxury Dessert Buffet

Kobe Kitano Hotel's summer buffet puts fresh peaches at the …

Summer Night-Time Operations at Nunobiki Herb Garden

Four hundred metres above Kobe's city lights, the Nunobiki H…

Water Splash Festival

Dancer performances meet full-scale water warfare at Kobe Su…

Kanaya Matsuri — Historic Mining Town Festival

Kajiya-machi Street — a row of preserved Taisho and early Sh…

Nishinomiya Mukogawa Half Marathon 2026

A flat, scenic road race along the Mukogawa River in Nishino…

Itami Fireworks Festival

Marking its 46th edition in 2026, this long-running riversid…

Kobe Marathon 2026

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

Jigoku Valley Demon Fireworks

Hand-held fireworks shooting flames up to 8 meters into the …

Hokkaido Marathon

One of Japan's few major marathons held in summer heat, the …

Tan no Curry Rice Marathon

Part relay race, part cooking competition — teams of four sp…

Red Brick Sunset 2026

A Santa Monica-themed outdoor food festival held at Yokohama…

Shonan Hiratsuka Fireworks Festival

Set against the Shonan coastline, this annual summer firewor…

Sagamihara Summer Fireworks Festival

Three of Japan's most respected pyrotechnics companies — Sag…

Sagamihara Yosakoi RANBU! — Traditional Dance Festival

Over 1,000 dancers converging on a single street for a mass …

Wasshoi Hyakuman Summer Festival

Tens of thousands of participants flood the streets of Kitak…

Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Grand Autumn Festival

Once a year, Dazaifu Tenmangu's priests and shrine members d…

Iizuka Fireworks Festival

Held on a river island in the heart of Fukuoka Prefecture, t…

38th Sanda International Masters Marathon — Sponsored by PILLAR Corporation

A community winter marathon now in its 38th year, drawing ru…

Hikiyo 2026 — Remote Mountain Festival with Doburoku, Ham Workshop, Farm Café & Music Venue

Deep in the mountains of Gifu, this one-day summer festival …

HANDA SPORTS DAY 2026

An autumn community sports festival at Handa Piyolog Sports …

Nagoya City Marathon 2027

Shorter distances take centre stage here — this is not a ful…

Special Exhibition: Beetles and Stag Beetles 2026

Hiroshima Forest Park Insect Museum dedicates its summer 202…

Summer Free Craft Workshop — Hiroshima Gakuyo Forest & Hiroshima Prefectural Greening Center

A drop-in craft session held in the backyard of the Rest Hou…

Sera Kogen Farm Sunflower Festival

Eighty varieties of sunflowers — including rare double-petal…

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 …

Jozenji Street Jazz Festival

Every September, Sendai's zelkova-lined boulevards and parks…

Masamune Matsuri Festival

Armored warriors on horseback parade through the historic ca…

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…

Tamana Fireworks Festival

Launched by a symbolic 'Firework of Hope,' this autumn firew…

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…

Kumamoto Castle Marathon 2027

Finishing beneath the walls of Kumamoto Castle — a nationall…

National Goldfish Scooping World Championship

Goldfish scooping — a staple of Japanese summer festivals — …

Gifu Nagara River Cormorant Fishing

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

2026 ENA Minoji Minori Festival

Ena's biggest annual festival, the Minoji Minori Festival ma…

Autumn Takayama Festival (Hachiman Matsuri)

Ranked alongside Kyoto's Gion Matsuri and the Chichibu Night…

Kinko Bay Night Cruise

Boarding a boat in Kagoshima Bay at night puts the glowing c…

46th Running Sakurajima Race — Saigō Takamori 200th Birth & 150th Death Anniversary Countdown

Running across hardened lava fields on one of Japan's most a…

Okayama Marathon

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

Misawa Festival

Twelve ornate floats compete and parade together through Mis…

Tsugaru Fireworks Festival

One of Aomori's most atmospheric summer send-offs, this fest…

Hachinohe Fireworks Festival

Seven thousand fireworks launched over a working fishing por…

Nikasō Yokochō — Nikasō Alley Festival

Nikasō is a Japanese sake cocktail unique to Beppu, and this…

Kazusa Twelve Shrine Festival — Kazusa Naked Festival

Over 2,500 bare-chested young men sprinting along the shore …

Kashiwa Festival

Four portable shrines (mikoshi) carried through the streets …

Himeji Shirahama Clam Digging

Himeji Shirahama Clam Digging is a seasonal coastal activity…

Himeji Castle 1,000 Yen Coupon Voucher Ticket — Save on Local Shopping & Dining

Buy a digital ticket to Himeji Castle and you'll receive a 1…

Tobu Zoo Fireworks Display

Five minutes of concentrated pyrotechnics — around 500 shell…

Shiraoka Festival

A large-scale summer community festival anchored by traditio…

Hikari Sanbo Kojin Lantern Festival

Twenty thousand candles and lanterns transform the grounds o…

Hinokuma and Kunikakasu Shrine Grand Festival

One of Japan's oldest continuously held religious festivals,…

Wakayama Jazz Marathon

Japan's first running event to weave live jazz performances …