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Okazaki Fireworks Festival 2025

Okazaki Fireworks Festival 2025

Early Aug

Fireworks Festivals or Hanabi-kai are some of the most spectacular festivals in Japan. Okazaki is one of those places which hosts..

Aichi 1 Free Entry
Shitamachi Evening Cool 2025

Shitamachi Evening Cool 2025

Early Aug

A special event at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in early August allows patrons to explore the grounds after dark,..

Tokyo ¥400
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival 2025

Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival 2025

Early Aug

The Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern festival is a traditional summer event with an impressive history spanning approximately 600 years...

Yamaguchi Free Entry
Nebuta Aomori Festival 2025

Nebuta Aomori Festival 2025

Aug 2nd - Aug 7th

Nebuta festival is the biggest Tanabata festival that makes up the three great festivals of Tohoku Region.

Aomori 4 Free Entry
Niigata Fireworks Festival 2025

Niigata Fireworks Festival 2025

Mid Aug

As with many summer festivals, the highlight of the Niigata Festival is the fireworks in the evening over the river. On Friday..

Niigata 1 Free Entry
Tsunan Sunflower Festival 2025

Tsunan Sunflower Festival 2025

Late Jul - Mid Aug

The Tsunan Sunflower Festival showcases around 500,000 of these beautiful seasonal blooms over a 4 hectare space. There are plenty..

Niigata 7 Free Entry
Akeno Sunflower Festival 2025

Akeno Sunflower Festival 2025

Late Jul - Late Aug

The annual Akeno Sunflower Festival is a highlight on the summer event calendar, offering the chance to enjoy fields upon fields..

Yamanashi 10 Free Entry
Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup 2025

Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup 2025

Late Aug

Echizen Asakura Mantoya in Fukui is an annual summer illumination event held at the ancient historical site, Ichijodani Asakura..

Fukui 8 Free Entry

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