October 2026
1 events
10/14–10/17
Saijo Festival
Isono Shrine and others, Saijo, Ehime
In the autumn, ornate floats wade into a river. Saijo's festival fields more than a hundred floats, called danjiri, and
Year-round
Daily
Iwami Kagura
Across the Iwami region of western Shimane (Hamada, Masuda, Oda and others)
Serpents writhe across the entire stage. In the Iwami region of western Shimane, performers in dazzling masks and embroi
Every 1th Sun
Kurashiki Tenryo Morning Market
Around the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, Honmachi, Kurashiki, Okayama
In a town of white walls, a morning market sets up. Kurashiki in Okayama prospered in the Edo period as a tenryo, a terr
Daily
Hagi Ware Climbing Kiln Experience
Hagi, Yamaguchi
One of the vessels most loved by tea masters. Hagi in Yamaguchi is the home of Hagi ware, long held in high regard in th
毎年7月
Tsuwano Sagi-mai: The Heron Dance
Yasaka Shrine, Tsuwano, Kanoashi, Shimane
Two men dressed as white herons enter the stream that runs through the center of Tsuwano. Their wings open slowly as the
毎年6月第1金・土・日
Toka-san: Hiroshima's First Yukata Festival
Enko-ji Temple, Nakaku, Hiroshima
June arrives in Hiroshima wearing a yukata. The Toka-san festival — centered on Enko-ji Temple and spreading through the
毎朝（通年）
Dogo Onsen Morning Market
Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama, Ehime
Dogo Onsen is one of the oldest hot springs in Japan — old enough to appear in the Man'yoshu poetry anthology, old enoug
4月〜11月の毎週日曜（早朝）
Matsue Morning Market: Mist on the Canal
Along Fukuro River, Matsue City, Shimane
The mist from Lake Shinji moves through Matsue before the city wakes. Matsue is built on water — canals, the Ōhashi Rive
毎月第1日曜
Kurashiki Bikan Quarter Craft Market
Honmachi, Kurashiki City, Okayama
Kurashiki's Bikan district is one of Japan's most photographed historic streetscapes — white-walled warehouses reflected
不定期（月1〜2回）
Hiroshima Asagiri Bridge Flea Market
Along Motoyasu River, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
The market runs along the Motoyasu River, within sight of the Atomic Bomb Dome. This proximity is not ironic; it is simp
通年（2〜4月初旬に架け替えあり）
Iya Kazurabashi: The Vine Bridge of the Hidden Valley
162-2 Zentoku, Nishi-Iyayama, Miyoshi City, Tokushima
The bridge is made entirely of mountain vines, woven and suspended over a gorge that drops fourteen meters to the river
旧暦10月（神在月）
Izumo Taisha: The Month When All Gods Arrive
195 Kizukihigashi, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane
In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, Japan's eight million gods converge on Izumo. The rest of the country calls th
旧暦6月17日（毎年）
Miyajima Kangen-sai: Court Music on the Sea
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima
The deity of Itsukushima Shrine travels by boat. On the evening of the Kangen-sai, a procession of vessels carrying musi
通年（各体験施設による）
Imabari Towel: Dyeing at the Source of Japan's Finest Cotton
Imabari City, Ehime
Imabari produces more towels than anywhere else in Japan, and has been producing them since the late nineteenth century
通年
Ohnan: Where Japan's Countryside Is Trying Something New
Ohnan Town, Ochi-gun, Shimane
Ohnan Town in the mountains of Shimane has a population under ten thousand and a food-based regeneration strategy that h
通年
Hagi: Living in the Town That Made Modern Japan
Hagi City, Yamaguchi
The men who made the Meiji Restoration were disproportionately from Hagi. Yoshida Shoin, whose private academy produced
毎年8月第3土曜
Daisen Hi Matsuri: Fire at the Foot of the Sacred Mountain
Around Daisen-ji Temple, Daisen Town, Saihaku-gun, Tottori
Daisen is the highest mountain in the Chugoku region — a dormant volcano with a shape that has led it to be called the F
毎年12月第4土曜
Hofu Hadakamairi: Bare-Chested Pilgrimage in Midwinter
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine, Hofu City, Yamaguchi
On the fourth Saturday of December, after midnight, men in white loincloths and bare feet walk the approach to Hofu Tenm
2026年8月中旬（例年8月）
Matsuyama Festival Fireworks
Shigenobu River, Matsuyama, Ehime
In the town of the Dogo hot spring, you watch the fireworks. Matsuyama, the largest city on Shikoku, is home to Dogo Ons
通年（要予約・筆の里工房）
Kumano Fude Brush-Making Experience
Fude no Sato Kobo, Kumano, Hiroshima
These are the brushes that touch the world's faces. Kumano, a small town in the hills of Hiroshima, produces eighty perc
石見地方（浜田・益田など）で、神社の祭礼や定期公演として夜を中心に上演されます。日程は会場により異なります。
Iwami Kagura Regular Performances
They dance all night.
Iwami Kagura comes from the western end of Shimane, and it is at once a sacred rite and pure ente
毎年7月第4土曜をはさむ3日間
Tobata Gion Ozzumagasa: The Lantern Pyramids of Kitakyushu
Around Tobata Ward Office and Asao Park No.1, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
By day and by night, it wears two faces.
In July in Tobata, in Kitakyushu, four great floats move through the streets.
毎年7月第3土曜をはさむ3日間
Kokura Gion Daiko: The Drums of Kokura Castle
Around Kokura Castle and Yasaka Shrine, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
The drum is struck while walking.
In July in Kokura, in Kitakyushu, the sound of drums fills the streets around Kokura