October 2026
2 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
10/16–10/18
Niihama Taiko Festival
When autumn comes, the men gather beneath the drum floats.
Niihama, in Ehime. Each taikodai weighs around three tons, s
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
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
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