Culture Toide Tanabata Festival 2026 Early Jul The Toide Tanabata Festival has been running for almost 60 years now, and is often referred to as the best Tanabata event on the..
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..
Echigo Hillside Park Cosmos Festival 2026 Late Sep - Late Oct Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is a stunning garden and recreational area, and it's home to beautiful floral displays throughout..
Dontsuku Festival 2026 Early Oct The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..
Culture Gosen Knit Fes 2026 Mid Nov Running for almost a decade now, the Gosen Knit Fes celebrates this woolly art form in various ways. The entire town takes part..
Shopping Nagano Christmas Market 2026 Mid - Late Dec The Nagano Christmas Market is a new event on the winter calendar, and it's set to bring local crafts, seasonal treats, an..
Activities Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Late Mar - Early Apr Back in 1953, the Fukui Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Fukui City Tourism Association planted thousands of cherry blossom..
Activities Nyuzen Flower Road 2026 Early - Late Apr The Nyuzen Flower Road event sees an incredible 2.3 million tulips covering about 70 varieties fill an area of over 5 hectares,..