Events
Hokkaido
| Hokkaido | YOSAKOI SORAN Festival | Sapporo | June |
| Otaru Ushio Festival | Otaru | July | |
| Hokkai SORAN Festival | Yoichi | July | |
| Sapporo Snow Festival | Sapporo | February | |
| Asahikawa Snow Festival | Asahikawa | February | |
| Otaru Snow Light Path | Otaru | February |
Tohoku
| Akita | Akita Kanto Festival | Akita | August 3 – 6 |
| Namahage | Oga | December 31 | |
| Festivals of Kakunodate | Senboku | September 7 – 9 | |
| Aomori | Hachinohe Sanshataisai | Hachinohe | July 31 – August 4 |
| Hirosaki Neputa Festival | Hirosaki | August 1 – 7 | |
| Aomori Nebuta Festival | Aomori | August 2 – 7 | |
| Goshogawara Tachi Neputa Festival | Goshogawara | August 8 | |
| Fukushima | Aizutajima Gion Festival | Minamiaizu | July 22 – 24 |
| Fukushima Waraji Festival | Fukushima | August | |
| Koriyama Uneme Festival | Koriyama | 1st Friday – Sunday of August | |
| Soma Nomaoi | Soma, Minamisoma | July | |
| Nihonmatsu Chochin Festival | Nihonmatsu | October 4 – 6 | |
| Taira Tanabata Festival | Iwaki | August 6 – 8 | |
| Iwate | Kokusekiji Sominsai | Oshu | February |
| Hidaka Hibuse Matsuri | Oshu | April 29 | |
| Fujiwara Festival | Hiraizumi | May 1 – 5, November 1 – 3 | |
| Chagu Chagu Umakko | Takizawa, Morioka | 2nd Saturday of June | |
| Morioka Sansa Orori | Morioka | August 1 – 4 | |
| Kitakaimi Michinoku Geino Festival | Kitakami | 1st Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of August | |
| Miyagi | Dontosai Festival | Miyagi | January 14 |
| Sendai Aoba Festival | Sendai | 3rd Sunday of May and its previous day (Saturday) | |
| Shiogama Minato Festival | Shiogama | 3rd Monday of July | |
| Sendai Tanabata Festival | Sendai | August 6 – 8 | |
| Yamagata | Hanagasa Festival | Yamagata | August 5 – 7 |
Kanto
| Gunma | Takasaki Festival | Takasaki | 1st Saturday and Sunday of August |
| Kiryu Yagibushi Festival | Sendai | August 3 – 5 | |
| Kanagawa | O-oka Echizen Festival | Chigasaki | April |
| Matsubarajinja Reitaisai | Odawara | May 3 – 5 | |
| Hamaorisai | Chigasaki | 3rd Monday of July | |
| Saitama | Chichibu Yomatsuri | Chichibu | December 1 – 6 |
| Kumagaya Uchiwa Festival | Kumagaya | July 19 – 23 | |
| Kawagoe Festival | Kawagoe | October | |
| Tokyo | Fukagawa Festival | Koto-ku | August |
| Sanja Festival | Taito-ku | 3rd Friday – Sunday of May | |
| Sanno Festival | Chiyoda-ku | June | |
| Kanda Festival | Chiyoda-ku | May | |
| Kurayami Festival | Fuchu | May 3 – 6 |
Chubu
| Gifu | Gujo Odori | Gujo | July – September |
| Takayama Festival | Takayama | April 14 – 15, October 9 – 10 | |
| Furukawa Festival | Hida | April 19 – 20 | |
| Ishikawa | Otabi Festival | Komatsu | May |
| Noto Kiriko Festival | Noto | July – October | |
| Iidamachi Toroyama Festival | Iida | July 20 – 21 | |
| Hourai Festival | Hakusan | October | |
| Takewari Festival | Kaga | February 10 | |
| Koikoi Festival | Kaga | September 22 – 23 | |
| Guzuyaki Festival | Kaga | August 27 – 28 | |
| Hyakumangoku Festival | Kanazawa | June | |
| Jumangoku Festival | Kaga | September 8 – 9 | |
| Yamanashi | Tenzu Shimai | Kofu | Sunday before April 10 |
| Yoshida no Himatsuri | Fujiyoshida | August 26 – 27 | |
| Nagano | Ofune Festival | Matsumoto | May 4 – 5 |
| Aichi | Domatsuri | Nagoya | August |
| Nagoya Festival | Nagoya | October | |
| Toyota Oiden Festival | Toyota | last Saturday and Sunday of July | |
| Toyama | Takaoka Mikurumiyama Festival | Takaoka | May 1 |
| Johana Hikiyama Festival | Johana | May 4 – 5 | |
| Tonami Yotaka Festival | Tonami | 2nd Friday and Saturday of June | |
| Toide Tanabata Festival | Toide | July 3 – 7 | |
| Tatemon Festival | Uozu | 1st Friday and Saturday of August | |
| Owara Kazenobon | Yatsuo | September 1 – 3 |
Kinki (Kansai)
| Shiga | Minakuchi Hikiyama Festival | Kouga | April 20 |
| Kyoto | Agon-no-hoshi Festival | Kyoto | February 11 |
| Aoi Festival | Kyoto | May 15 | |
| Gion Festival | Kyoto | July | |
| Jidai Festival | Kyoto | October 22 | |
| Kurama-no-Hi Festival | Kyoto | October 22 | |
| Agata Festival | Uji | June 5 – 6 | |
| Kameoka Festival | Kameoka | October 23 – 25 | |
| Maizuru Tsutsuji Festival | Maizuru | May | |
| Maizuru Hosokawa Yusai Tanabejo Festival | Maizuru | May | |
| Minato Maizuru Chatta Festival | Maizuru | last Saturday and Sunday of July | |
| Jouya no Agetaimatsu | Maizuru | August 14 | |
| Yoshiwara no Mandoro | Maizuru | August 16 | |
| Ayabe Minatsuki Festival | Ayabe | 4th Saturday of July | |
| Ine Festival | Ine | July 27 – 28 | |
| Nara | Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri | Nara | December 15 – 17 |
| Shunie | Nara | March 1 – 14 | |
| Mie | Tado Festival | Kuwana | May 4 – 5 |
| Saioh Festival | Meiwa | June | |
| Ishidori Festival | Kuwana | August | |
| Ise Festival | Ise | October | |
| Ise Festival | Ise | October | |
| Waraji Festival | Shima | October | |
| Yokkaichi Festival | Yokkaichi | October | |
| Kinomoto Festival | Kumano | 2nd Monday of October | |
| Ueno Tenjin Festival | Iga | October 23 – 25 | |
| Wakayama | Otou Festival | Shingu | February 6 |
| Ougi Festival | Nachikatsuura | July 14 | |
| Kumano Hayatama Festival | Shingu | October 15 – 16 | |
| Osaka | Aizen Festival | Tennoji-ku | June 30 – July 2 |
| Kishiwada Danjiri Festival | Kishiwada | September | |
| Sumiyoshi Festival | Osaka | July 30 – 31 | |
| Tenjin Festival | Osaka | July 24 – 25 | |
| Hyogo | Izushi Hatsuuma Taisai | Toyooka | March |
| Himeji Yukata Festival | Himeji | June 22 – 24 | |
| Nada Kenka Festival | Himeji | October 14 – 15 | |
| Akogishi Festival | Ako | December 14 |
Chugoku
| Okayama | Eyou – Hadaka Festival | Okayama | 3rd Saturday of February |
| Tsuyama Festival | Tsuyama | 3rd and 4th Saturday and Sunday of October | |
| Hiroshima | Kozan Hatsuka Ebisu | Sera | August 19 – 20 |
| Yassa Festival | Mihara | August | |
| Yamaguchi | Hagi Summer Festival | Hagi | August 1 – 3 |
| Yamaguchi Gion Festival | Yamaguchi | July 20 -27 | |
| Yamaguchi Gion Festival | Yamaguchi | July 20 -27 | |
| Yamaguchi Tanabata Chochin Festival | Yamaguchi | August 6 – 7 |
Shikoku
| Tokushima | Awa Odori | Tokushima | August 12 – 15 |
| Kouchi | Yosakoi Festival | Kouchi | August 9 – 12 |
| Ehime | Niihama Taiko Festival | Niihama | October 16 – 18 |
Kyushu
| Fukuoka | Kawawatari Jinkousai | Tagawa | May |
| Oniyo | Kurume | December 31 – January 7 | |
| Hakata Gion Yamakasa | Hakata | July 1 – 15 | |
| Kokura Gion Daiko | Kitakyushu | July | |
| Tobata Gion Ooyamakasa | Kitakyushu | July | |
| Hakata Dontaku | Hakata | May 3 – 4 | |
| Saga | Imari Tontenton | Imari | October 22 – 24 |
| Karatsu Kunchi | Karatsu | December 2 – 4 | |
| Nagasaki | Kirakira Festival | Sasebo | Nobember – December |
| Sasebo Seaside Festival | Sasebo | August | |
| Nagasaki Kunchi | Nagasaki | Octobaer 7 – 9 | |
| Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival | Nagasaki | April | |
| Nagasaki Lantern Festival | Nagasaki | February | |
| YOSAKOI Sasebo Festival | Sasebo | October | |
| Kumamoto | Yamaga Tourou Festival | Kumamoto | August 15 – 17 |
| Oita | Yamaga Tourou Festival | Kumamoto | August 15 – 17 |
| Honba Tsurusaki Odori Taikai | Oita | August | |
| Funai Pacchin | Oita | August | |
| Kagoshima | Hatsuumasai | Kirishima | February |
Okinawa
| Okinawa | Eisa | Okinawa | August |
| Okinawa International Carnival | Okinawa | November | |
| Naha Giant Tug of War | Naha | October |
