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All Festival 49 Market 19 Gathering 11 Residency 7 Workshop 5 Community 2
All regions Hokkaido 2 Tohoku 18 Kanto 14 Chubu 16 Kinki 20 Chugoku 7 Shikoku 1 Kyushu 9 Okinawa 3 Other 3
August 2026 2 events
08/07–08/09
Festival Kanto
Numata Festival
Around Numata Station, Numata, Gunma
A Tengu walks through the town. In Numata, Gunma, the summer festival sends a procession bearing great Tengu masks throu
08/26–08/27
Festival Kanto
Yoshida Fire Festival
5558 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi
On the evening of August 26, more than seventy torches — each three meters tall — are lit simultaneously along a two-kil
October 2026 1 events
10/31–11/03
Market Kanto
Mashiko Pottery Fair
Jonaizaka and Sayado areas, Mashiko, Tochigi
Twice a year, a small pottery town in the Kanto hills receives more visitors than it can comfortably hold — and the visi
December 2026 1 events
12/02–12/03
Festival Kanto
Chichibu Night Festival
1-3 Banba-cho, Chichibu, Saitama (Chichibu Shrine)
In December, when most festivals have long ended, Chichibu lights its winter sky. This is one of Japan's three great flo
April 2026 1 events
04/29–05/05
Market Kanto
Kasama Himatsuri Pottery Festival
Kasama Geijutsu no Mori Park, Kasama, Ibaraki
There are as many shapes of vessel as there are artists. Kasama in Ibaraki is one of the Kanto region's leading pottery
May 2026 1 events
05/15–05/17
Festival Kanto
Sanja Matsuri
2-3-1 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo (Asakusa Shrine)
Asakusa fills with portable shrines. In May, the old downtown district of Tokyo holds the Sanja Matsuri, said to draw 1.
Year-round
Daily (closed Wed)
Market Kanto
Katsuura Morning Market
Shimohoncho and Nakahoncho streets, Katsuura, Chiba
In the fishing town of Katsuura on the Boso Peninsula, a morning market has been held almost every day since 1591. It w
Every Sat & Sun
Market Kanto
Farmer's Market at the United Nations University
United Nations University plaza, 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
In the middle of the city, you can talk to the people who grew it. In Aoyama, Tokyo, on the plaza before the United Nati
Daily
Market Kanto
Tokyo Flea Market
Keiokaku, 4-31-1 Tamagawa, Chofu, Tokyo
Old things alone draw this many people. In Chofu, Tokyo, twice a year, in spring and autumn, the Tokyo Flea Market is he
Daily (closed Sun)
Market Kanto
Tsukiji Outer Market
Tsukiji 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
The market moved, but the town remained. In Tsukiji, Tokyo, there once stood one of the world's largest fish markets. In
Daily
Market Kanto
Design Festa
Tokyo Big Sight, 3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Whether it is good or not is beside the point. The only question is whether you made it. At Tokyo Big Sight, twice a yea
Daily
Gathering Kanto
Boso Satoyama Art Festival (Ichihara Art Mix)
Around Ichihara Lakeside Museum and the Kominato Railway, Ichihara, Chiba
A closed school is reborn as a museum. Ichihara in Chiba is not far from Tokyo, yet here spreads deep satoyama countrysi
Daily
Gathering Kanto
KENPOKU ART (Ibaraki North Art Festival)
Northern Ibaraki, including Hitachi, Hitachiota, and Daigo
Sea and mountains: two faces in a single festival. Northern Ibaraki has a coastal area facing the Pacific and a mountain
Daily
Workshop Kanto
Mashiko Pottery Experience
Mashiko, Haga District, Tochigi
Beauty in the vessels of everyday use. Mashiko in Tochigi is a leading pottery town of the Kanto region, with many studi