Culture Ishioka Spring Lion Festival 2026 Late Apr As part of Ishioka City’s anniversary celebrations, the Spring Lion Festival returns in late April during the Golden Week holi..
Activities Kasama Azalea Festival 2026 Mid Apr - Early May The Kasama Azalea Festival is an annual event held in Ibaraki Prefecture, and it dates back to the late 1960s. The residents o..
Ryujinkyo Koinobori Festival 2026 Late Apr - Mid May During the Golden Week period, Ibaraki's Ryujin Suspension Bridge is home to a koinobori (carp streamer) festival to celebrate..
Culture Matsuri Tsukuba 2026 Late Aug Matsuri Tsukuba is the science city's end of summer festival, August 25th and 26th. See massive nebuta floats, try local and..
Naka Sunflower Festival 2026 Late Aug Held at the Naka Comprehensive Park, the Naka Sunflower Festival includes over a quarter of a million sunflowers alongside stage..
Activities Tone River Fireworks Festival 2026 Mid Sep Running for over three decades, the Tone River Fireworks Festival is a 90 minute extravaganza of light and sound in Ibaraki Prefecture...
Culture Kasama Chrysanthemum Festival 2026 Late Oct Every autumn, Ibaraki hosts the Kasama Kiku Matsuri, an amazing chrysanthemum festival in the grounds of the historic Kasama I..
Activities Cosmos Season at Kokaigawa Fureai Koen Park 2026 Early - Late Oct Each year around October, Ibaraki's Kokaigawa Fureai Park comes alive with thousands of cosmos flowers in bloom. There are so..