
Sumiyoshi Matsuri
The Sumiyoshi Matsuri (festival) happens over three days in and around Osaka’s Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine. The …
The Sumiyoshi Matsuri (festival) happens over three days in and around Osaka’s Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine. The …
The home of Mikawa fireworks, this is one of the biggest displays in Aichi, with spots by the river reserved a day in …
The second of the Summer fireworks events on the Nagara river, this event takes place on the first Saturday of every …
The Nagaoka Festival is held from August 1st to August 3rd around the Shinano River in Nagaoka City. Its main …
Hirakawa city in Aomori Prefecture hosts a Nebuta Festival at the beginning of August each year. While the Aomori City …
Nagasaki becomes Kyushu’s party capital in early August, with the Sasebo Seaside Festival. The Festival’s …
This is a horse race which takes place in Shiojiri City on the grassy Takabocchi Plateau. With around 80 competitors …
The Hinokuni Matsuri is a festival that takes place in early August predominantly in and around Sunroad Shinshigai (a …
Kuroishi, a town on the central Tsugaru Plain of Aomori Prefecture holds its own Nebuta festival (called Neputa in these …
This display takes place on the Northern side of the Lake Biwako at Nagahama Port. There are 10,000 rockets launched …
Kanto (not related to the region of the same name) are poles which are approximately 15 metres long from which hang 46 …
Each year, on August 6th, candle-lit lanterns are set afloat on the Motoyasu River next to Hiroshima’s A-Bomb Dome …
This festival for which Aomori is most famous takes place in Aomori City during the first week of August, however on the …
The Hirosaki Neputa Festival is a lower-key (but still spectacular) sibling of the much rowdier Nebuta Festival in …
Goshogawara hosts the third of the famous Nebuta festivals in Aomori. The others being Aomori Nebuta in Aomori City and …
Tanabata – literally meaning the ‘7th evening’ is a festival celebrated on different dates throughout …
The Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks have been running for thirty-one years and take place on the banks of the Yodo River, …
Part of the annual peace festival, this display is as famous for its fireworks as it is the beautiful food stalls which …
This is a joint fireworks festival across the Kanmon Straits between Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture and …
A ten-day event taking place in Nara, the Tokae sees thousands of candles placed in varying displays and patterns. The …
Usually, an incredible 40,000 fireworks go up in smoke in a couple of hours at this mid summer fireworks festival. …
Tokushima Awa Odori is rated by many as Japan’s top summer festival. It takes place in Tokushima – a …
Taking place at the riverside in Nakagawahara Park in Hitoyoshi City, this fireworks festival would usually attract …
For 2021 (as with 2020), the ceremony will take place, but it is closed to sightseers. Only participants who have lost …