Dontsuku Festival 2025 Early Oct The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..
Culture Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival 2025 Mid Oct The Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival is an annual event which has been running for almost 20 years now, and it brings soba restaurants..
Culture Gosen Knit Fes 2025 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 2025 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 Minamiizu Sakura and Nanohana Festival 2026 Early Feb - Mid Mar The Minamiizu Sakura and Nanohana Festival celebrates both blooms alongside the Aono River in Shizuoka.
Culture Pillow Fight in Ito City 2026 Late Feb The Pillow Fight in Ito City takes place with teams of eight who battle it out against one another by throwing pillows, while futon..
Activities Tsunan Snow Festival 2026 Early Mar Parts of Niigata Prefecture often get referred to as yukiguni (snow country) thanks to the region's massive amount of winter..
Culture Mino Festival 2026 Mid Apr The Mino Festival is held every year on the second Saturday and Sunday of April, and the event is best known for several flower..