Culture Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional Japanese..
Nightlife Tenjin Matsuri 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Tenjin Matsuri, which literally means festival of the Gods, is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, held..
Culture Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2025 Early Aug Firework viewing, called hanabi in Japanese, at Yodogawa River is a real crowd pleaser. One of top ten ways to spend your summer..
Culture Umeda Tanabata Festival 2025 Early Jun - Early Aug The Umeda Tanabata Festival showcases a variety of decorations on loan from the well-known Sendai Tanabata Festival in Miyagi Prefecture...
Nightlife Summer Sonic Osaka 2025 Aug 16th - Aug 17th Summer Sonic is a three-day rock festival that's held simultaneously in both Tokyo and Osaka.
Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori 2025 Late Aug The Tenjin Tenma Awa Odori is billed as the largest Awa Odori event in the Kansai region.
Van Gogh's Home 2025 Jul 5th - Aug 31st The Osaka Municipal Museum of Fine Arts is set to host a one-of-a-kind exhibition, "Van Gogh's Home: The Painters Legacy, The..
Festivals Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2025 Mid Sep The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan. Celebrating 300 year..