Activities Fujieda Wisteria Festival 2026 Late Apr - Early May There are many places to enjoy the best of wisteria season in Japan, including Shizuoka's Rengeji-ike Park. The park is home..
Activities Himenosawa Park Flower Festival 2026 Late Apr - Early May From late April to mid-May the azalea garden at Shizuoka's Himenosawa Park is in full bloom, and around 60,000 azaleas color..
Culture Enshu Hamakita Flying Dragon Festival 2026 Late May A festival held in honor of the dragon god of the Tenryu River, in Hamakita in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture. The culmination..
Culture Firefly Viewing at Okawa Onsen Takegasawa Park 2026 Late May - Early Jun Fireflies are a beloved symbol of early summer in Japan, and their incredible bioluminescent glow has captured the imagination of..
Festivals Acao Rose Festa 2026 Late Apr - Late Jun The Acao Rose Festa is billed as one of the best rose events in the Kanto region, with around 4000 roses covering an incredible..
Nightlife Bentenjima Fireworks Festival 2026 Early Jul Bentenjima is a large island in Lake Hama. It holds one of the bigger, free, firework festivals in the area, usually on the first..
Culture Matsukawa Tarai Race 2026 Early Jul Tarai-bune, also known as "tub boats," are traditional Japanese wooden boats which were traditionally used for fishing. The Matsukawa..
Culture Atami Marine Fireworks Festival 2026 Late Jul The Atami Marine Fireworks Festival originally started in 1952 as a celebration of the area's reconstruction efforts after Typhoon..