Culture Shinjo Matsuri 2025 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Nightlife Tanabu Festival 2025 Aug 18th - Aug 20th Tanabu Festival is a centuries old celebration of the end of summer involving colorful lights, massive moving shrines, dancers..
Activities Jozenji Street Jazz Festival Sendai 2025 Sep 13th - Sep 14th Starting back in 1987 on a department store stage, the festival soon moved outdoors into the streets. Recently the growing festivities..
Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival 2025 Mid Oct - Late Nov The Nihonmatsu Chrysanthemum Festival (二本松菊人形) is a month long chrysanthemum festival featuring dolls dressed in floral ..
Culture Matsushima Oyster Festival 2026 Late Jan - Early Mar The Matsushima Oyster Festival (Kaki Matsuri) started over 40 years ago, and takes place in the peak of oyster season.
Activities Sendai International Half Marathon 2026 Mid May Each May 10,000 runners take to the streets to participate in Sendai's International Half Marathon. The festivities are be..
Culture Ominato Nebuta 2025 Early Aug Celebrate summer with Ominato Nebuta, a unique Japanese festival; a procession of samurai and deity floats, literally in peopl..
Culture Matsushima Foliage Light Up 2025 Late Oct - Mid Nov The Matsushima Foliage Light up is a unique event in Japan that gives you the chance to see an illuminated Zen Garden ablaze with..