
16/07/2025
【Events in Japan | Summer festival 】
Japan is famous for having hundreds of thousands of matsuri (festivals) every year, and summer is no exception. These matsuri are traditional cultural events, some of them hundreds of years old. They stem from a fusion of ancient Japanese Shinto religion and Buddhism called Obon. Summer matsuri are unique, as they have often had exciting carnival games, as well as delicious street food to snack on while you’re watching (or participating in) the festivities – such as a Bon Odori (Bon dance).
If you are in Japan in the summer, these are the most famous matsuri you can partake in.
-Gion Matsuri (Kyoto)
-Tenjin Matsuri (Osaka)
-Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri (Osaka)
-Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri (Tokyo)
-Mitama Matsuri (Tokyo)
-Awa Odori (Tokushima)
-Kochi Yosakoi Matsuri (Kochi)
-Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (Aomori)
-Aomori Nebuta Matsuri (Aomori)
-Sendai Tanabata Matsuri (Miyagi)
-Hakata Gion Yamakasa (Fukuoka)
-Tottori Shan-Shan Matsuri (Tottori)
Read more → https://jselect.net/en/events-in-japan-summer-festivals/
or…please search “Summer Festivals” from the web link on the profile.