August 2026
4 events
08/03–08/06
Akita Kanto Festival
When night comes, the rice ripens in the air.
Akita in early August. Forty-six paper lanterns hang from a single bamboo
08/09–08/12
Yosakoi Festival
The naruko clappers rattle in the hand.
Kochi in August. An eve, two main days, an after-festival: for four days the wh
08/12–08/16
Fukagawa Hachiman Festival
Once every three years, a particular summer returns to the old quarters of Tokyo.
Monzen-nakacho, in Koto City. The ann
08/15–08/16
Yamaga Lantern Festival
On the crown of the head, a lantern of paper begins to glow.
Yamaga, in Kumamoto. The golden lanterns are built without
October 2026
1 events
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
Year-round
Otona Shima Ryugaku — Island Living Program
Ama-cho, Oki Islands, Shimane
The island's unofficial motto is "Nai mono wa nai" — what isn't here, isn't needed. It's a quiet provocation, aimed at e
Daily
Goto Islands Farming and Fishing Life Experience
Fukue Island and the Goto Islands, Goto, Nagasaki
A life with both sea and field. The Goto Islands of Nagasaki are a scattering of more than a hundred and forty islands i
毎年10月第2土・日
Tsushima Izuhara Hachiman Festival: Between Two Countries
Izuhara Hachimangu Shrine, Tsushima City, Nagasaki
On a clear day from Tsushima's highest points, you can see the Korean peninsula — not a distant shimmer but the actual o
通年（8:30〜17:00）
Ryusendo Cave: Underground Lake of Iwate
1-1 Kannari, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimohei-gun, Iwate
Deep inside the mountain, the cave opens into a lake. The water is so clear that the measured visibility exceeds ninety-
通年
Amami Oshima: Music and Jungle at the Edge of the Tropics
Amami City and Yamato Village, Kagoshima
Amami Oshima is not Okinawa and not the Japanese mainland; it is the largest island of an archipelago with its own disti
年数回（旧正月・敬老の日ほか）
Tokunoshima Bullfighting: Where Bulls Compete, Not Matadors
Tokunoshima Island, Oshima-gun, Kagoshima
Tokunoshima's bullfighting is not the Spanish kind. The bulls fight each other, not a human opponent, and the match ends