Dontsuku Festival 2025 Saturday - Oct 4th The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..
Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2025 Oct 11th - Oct 13th Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every..
Culture Daidogei World Cup 2025 Oct 31st - Nov 3rd At the start of November, the annual Street Performance World Cup will be held in Shizuoka in central Japan. It's a hugely fun..
Activities Hikarinosumika Illumination Display 2025-2026 Mid Oct - Early Mar Hikarinosumika is the name of the winter illumination display at Tokinosumika in Gotemba, Shizuoka. The resort is also referred..
Activities Toki no Sumika Illumination 2025-2026 Mid Oct - Early Mar The Toki no Sumika Illumination event takes place at the Gotemba Kogen Resort annually, and is now in its 19th year. There are various..