Huis Ten Bosch "Kingdom of Lights"
Evenings at Huis Ten Bosch all alight like a “kingdom of light” across the park grounds.
Nagasaki / Festivals & Events
Tenjin Festival (Tenjin Matsuri)
The ritual held at Osaka Tenmangu with more than 1000-year history, regarded as one of Japan’s Three Major Festivals.
Osaka / Summer festivals & Events
Azabu-Juban Noryo Festival
A summer festival boasting one of the largest scales and crowds in Tokyo, with a bustling shopping street filled with events.
Roppongi, Azabu / Summer festivals & Events
With over 100 years of history, Omagari Hanabi is Japan’s largest firework competition, held on the last Saturday of every August, attracting nearly 700,000 visitors.
Akita / Summer festivals & Events
It is one of the three major festivals in the Tohoku region, with "Kanto" lanterns resembling rice ears or rice bales used to pray for a good harvest.
Akita / Summer festivals & Events
This is a major summer festival that usually attracts as many as 2.8 million visitors every year. The giant Nebuta parade through the city is a must-see!
Aomori / Summer festivals & Events
One of Japan's most famous festivals held in Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto with more than 1150 years of history.
Kyoto / Summer festivals & Events
A huge summer event before Awa Odori which is danced all over Tokushima Prefecture.
Tokushima / Summer festivals & Events
A Sapporo dance festival with its roots in the Yosakoi festival mixed with Hokkaido’s Soran-bushi.
Sapporo / Summer festivals & Events
Legendary taiko drum performance that ignites the city of Kokura in excitement.
Kitakyushu / Summer festivals & Events
A pyramid of lanterns atop the Nobori Yamagasa in an unforgettable spectacular.
Kitakyushu / Summer festivals & Events
A gorgeous "Fireworks of Prayer" that envelops the audience in emotion.
Niigata / Summer festivals & Events
Refreshing the rainy season. Karuizawa Hoshino Area holds an annual event during the rainy season.
Nagano / Summer festivals & Events
It is one of the three major festivals in Tohoku that has continued for over 400 years that known affectionately as "Tanabata-san" by the locals.
Sendai / Summer festivals & Events
Spiritual and ghastly fires illuminate the ancient city at night. A traditional event where spirits depart to the afterlife.
Kyoto / Summer festivals & Events
The regular summer event that captures more than 1 million spectators.
Nakano, Suginami, Nerima / Summer festivals & Events
The original boat race competition with fiersome athletes.
Nagasaki / Summer festivals & Events
A summer event in the historical town Nara where more than 10,000 candles add a mystic ambience to the town.
Nara / Summer festivals & Events
Okinawa’s huge summer event which more than 300,000 visit each year.
Okinawa / Summer festivals & Events
The Yosakoi Festival is a carnival spreading around the world as "YOSAKOI" and brings excitement to the summer in Kochi!
Kochi / Summer festivals & Events
It is held from dusk to night on June 17 of the lunar calendar and is the most extensive Shinto ritual at Itsukushima Shrine since the Heian period (794-1185).
Hiroshima / Summer festivals & Events
The whole town goes excited by the rhythm of the samba! It's Japan's largest samba event to close out the summer in Asakusa.
Asakusa / Summer festivals & Events
