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JAPANESE FESTIVALS & SEASONAL EVENTS
Make Japan's festivals the reason for your trip.
Portable shrines, festival floats, dance and prayer. We introduce fireworks festivals and seasonal events, centred on the festivals that communities have handed down.About the 2027 and 2026 information
For 2027, we list as basic dates the festivals whose fixed annual dates can be confirmed on their official websites. Individual events, viewing seats and traffic restrictions may not have been announced yet, so be sure to check the official information. For 2026, we list event information that has been officially announced.
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2 festivals, 1 fireworks festivals · as of 2026-10-11 Japan time
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Japanese festivals
Rites and traditional events that carry on each area's history, faith and way of life.
The autumn leaves around Kajika Bridge, at the innermost part of Ikaho Onsen, are lit up at night. The lights are on from 16:30 to 22:00, and may be changed or cancelled depending on the weather.
A warrior procession in Kuragano-machi, Takasaki City, in which the Sixteen Horsemen of Kuragano Castle parade through town in full armor. A departure ceremony is held at Kuragano Shrine at 9:00, and a short play is also performed at Kuragano Elementary School.
A fireworks festival that Isesaki holds jointly with Honjo in Saitama Prefecture, with shells of up to the 1-shaku size launched. Launching starts at 6 p.m. and lasts about one hour; the launch site is the riverbed around Yattajima Chibikko Hiroba, and the event is cancelled in stormy weather.