Japanese Festivals & Matsuri Calendar

Dates, locations and how to join Japan’s biggest matsuri and cultural festivals, from shrine parades to seasonal celebrations.

New Year in Tokyo 2027: Hatsumode, Countdowns & What’s Open

Everything you need for New Year in Tokyo 2026–27: where to do hatsumode, which trains run all night,…

22 min read · 10 月 2026

Sapporo Snow Festival 2027 runs 4–11 February. Here is what to see beyond the big Odori carvings: Susukino's…

12 min read · 10 月 2026

Is Shibuya Halloween 2026 happening? No official event, but here are the rules, the Hachiko closure and the…

24 min read · 10 月 2026

Every Tokyo event worth your November 2026 nights, from Roppongi's 970,000-LED Keyakizaka lights (from 5 November) to Tori-no-Ichi…

25 min read · 10 月 2026

65 of Japan's best matsuri, month by month and by prefecture, with exact 2026–27 dates, what's confirmed and…

阅读时间：13分钟 2026 年 10 月

The Japan festivals 2026 calendar doesn’t stop when the summer fireworks do. Nine matsuri are still to come…

13 min read · 8 月 2026