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Senshu Beach Lantern Festival 2025

Senshu Beach Lantern Festival 2025

Early Jul

Lanterns have long been used in various cultures as a way of warding off evil spirits, for providing light, and for making wishes..

Osaka 3
Good Coffee Fest @ Hanshin 2025

Good Coffee Fest @ Hanshin 2025

Early Jul

The Good Coffee Fest is an event that introduces some of Japan's best coffee shops in person, with a variety of brews on offer...

Osaka 7
Tadao Ando: Youth 2025

Tadao Ando: Youth 2025

Mar 20th - Jul 21st

A large-scale solo exhibition taking place at Osaka's VS. Studio explores the evolution of Tadao Ando’s career, tracing hi..

Osaka ¥1,800
Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine 2025

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..

Osaka 2 Free Entry
Tenjin Matsuri 2025

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..

Osaka 4 Free Entry
Yodogawa Fireworks Festival 2025

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..

Osaka 3 Free Entry
Umeda Tanabata Festival 2025

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...

Osaka Free Entry
Summer Sonic Osaka 2025

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.

Osaka ¥17,500

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