Regions

EXPLOREBY REGION.

From snow festivals in the north to the great tug-of-war in the south, each festival reflects the climate and history of its land.

Schematic: dots mark prefectural capitals

Tohoku

Northern festivals where light and prayer crowd into a short summer.

• 01HOKKAIDOHokkaido · Sapporo Snow Festival
• 02TOHOKUTohoku · Aomori Nebuta Festival / Hirosaki Neputa Festival
• 03KANTOKanto · Chichibu Night Festival / Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition
• 04TOKYOTokyo · Sanja Matsuri / Kanda Matsuri
• 05KOSHINETSUKoshinetsu · Onbashira Festival of Suwa Taisha / Nagaoka Festival Grand Fireworks
• 06HOKURIKUHokuriku · Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival
• 07TOKAITokai · Takayama Matsuri (Spring Sanno Festival and Autumn Hachiman Festival)
• 08KYOTOKyoto · Gion Matsuri / Aoi Matsuri (Kamo Festival)
• 09KANSAIKansai · Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri / Nachi Ogi Matsuri (Nachi Fire Festival)
• 10CHUGOKUChugoku · Saidaiji Eyo (Naked Festival)
• 11SHIKOKUShikoku · Awa Odori / Yosakoi Matsuri
• 12KYUSHUKyushu · Hakata Gion Yamakasa / Nagasaki Kunchi
• 13OKINAWAOkinawa · Naha Great Tug-of-War (Naha Otsunahiki)