Festivals & Events in Japan

Experience the vibrant culture and traditions of Japan through its festivals and events

Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination - Garden of Lights (Hikari no Hana no Niwa)

Tochigi

Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, is a botanical garden where you can enjoy seasonal flowers throughout the year. The expansi...

Illumination & Light
January February October ...

Chichibu Night Festival - UNESCO World Heritage Winter Matsuri

Saitama

The Chichibu Night Festival is the annual grand festival of Chichibu Shrine, held every December 2nd and 3rd, boasting over 300 years of history as on...

Traditional Festival
December

Huis Ten Bosch Kingdom of Light - World's Largest Illumination Event

Nagasaki

Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, is Japan's largest theme park resort faithfully recreating Dutch cityscapes. Since opening in 1992, it ...

Illumination & Light
January February March ...

Nabana no Sato Winter Illumination - One of Japan's largest illumination events

Mie

Nabana no Sato, a theme park devoted to flowers, greenery, and cuisine inside Nagashima Resort in Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, spreads across roughly ...

Illumination & Light
January February March ...

Nagasaki Lantern Festival - Japan's Largest Chinese New Year Celebration

Nagasaki

The Nagasaki Lantern Festival began in 1994, when a modest "Spring Festival" held by the Chinese community in Shinchi Chinatown was expanded to fill t...

Illumination & Light Traditional Festival
February

Shirakawa-go Winter Light-Up Festival - A Night of Snow and Light at a World Heritage Site

Gifu

The Shirakawa-go Light-up, held in the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Ogimachi gassho-zukuri village in Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, is a winter-only eve...

Light-up Nature & Seasonal
January February