Festivals

Japan festival calendar

When and where Japan’s great festivals happen, what you will see, and how to enjoy them as a visitor.

December

Fireworks burst over a row of lantern-lit festival floats at night during the Chichibu Night Festival

December Chichibu Night Festival Floats weighing up to 20 tonnes race up a steep slope under winter fireworks. Held in Chichibu, Saitama every 2 and 3 December, a UNESCO-listed festival.