Japan Events & Festivals in December 2026
111 events found in December 2026
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
"Monthly Festival" (Anyone can attend)
Dec 2026 1-15
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Winter Enclosure Preparation at Matsumoto Castle
Dec 1, 2026
Matsumoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Moon Ceremony (Combined)
Dec 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Castle Tower Soot Sweeping Ceremony
Dec 2026 1-31
Matsue
๐๏ธ Culture
Oshimehari: Sacred Rope Hanging Ceremony
Dec 1, 2026
Nagano
๐ต Music
ENHYPEN WORLD TOUR 'BLOOD SAGA' IN JAPAN
Dec 2026 1-2
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Buddhist famous association
Dec 1, 2026
Nara
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Winter Special Exhibition
Dec 1, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
Yasugi
๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Year-End Cleaning Festival
Dec 1, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture
Butsumyo-e (Buddha Name Chanting)
Dec 2026 1-3
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Lantern Fair
Dec 1, 2026
Kobe
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Bell
Dec 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Buddhist famous association
Dec 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Rohatsu Intensive Meditation Retreat
Dec 1, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
ๅ็ฉ่ฌๅคง็ฅญ
Dec 1, 2026
Otsu
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Moon Ceremony
Dec 1, 2026
Tokyo
๐ต Music๐๏ธ Culture๐ Fireworks๐ฎ Festival๐ฟ Nature
Chichibu Night Festival
Dec 2026 2-3
Saitama
๐ค Performance
December Grand Kabuki
Dec 2026 2-25
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
73rd Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
Dec 2026 2-25
Matsue
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Taisho-Reiwa Avant-Garde (Tentative)
Dec 4, 2026 - May 16, 2027
Hirosaki
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Okuni Shrine Festival
Dec 4, 2026
Miyajima
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
25th Anniversary Exhibition: World of Local Swords
Dec 5, 2026 - Jan 17, 2027
Yonezawa
๐ต Music๐ค Performance
YOASOBI ASIA 10-CITY DOME & STADIUM TOUR 2026-2027
Dec 2026 5-6
Tokyo
๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Xuanzang Fair Day
Dec 5, 2026
Nara
๐ฎ Festival
Sarayama Pottery Exchange Festival
Dec 5, 2026
Nagasaki
๐๏ธ Culture
Himeji Castle Winter Cleaning Volunteer
Dec 5, 2026
Himeji
็ฑๆตทๆตทไธ่ฑ็ซๅคงไผ
Dec 6, 2026
Atami
๐๏ธ Culture
Denshu Denkai Dojo
Dec 6, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Kiki Nenbutsu Chanting Ceremony
Dec 7, 2026
Nagano
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Tenjin Shrine Festival
Dec 8, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฟ Nature๐๏ธ Culture
Jodo-e โ Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony
Dec 8, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Jodo-e โ Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony
Dec 8, 2026
Tokyo
๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Yakushi Fair Day & Great Wisdom Sutra Chanting
Dec 8, 2026
Nara
๐๏ธ Culture
Seidokai
Dec 8, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
Jodo-e โ Buddha's Enlightenment Ceremony
Dec 8, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฟ Nature๐ค Performance๐๏ธ Culture
Jodo-e (Enlightenment Ceremony)
Dec 8, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
Chikyu-sai Festival
Dec 9, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
Omatsu-hayashi: Pine Decoration Festival
Dec 10, 2026
Nagano
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Kokuga-kai 100th Anniversary Exhibition
Dec 2026 11-27
Yamagata
๐๏ธ Culture
Year-End Soot Sweeping Ceremony
Dec 11, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Himeji Castle World Cultural Heritage Registration Anniversary
Dec 11, 2026
Himeji
๐๏ธ Culture
Palace Soot Sweeping & Door Opening Ceremony
Dec 12, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Animal Storytime
Dec 12, 2026
Sendai
๐๏ธ Culture
Sanjin-ku (Mountain God Offering)
Dec 12, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year Decorations: Kadomatsu, Soot Sweeping & Shimenawa
Dec 13, 2026
Matsumoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Special Exhibition: Exoticism - Part II
Dec 13, 2026 - Feb 20, 2027
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
้ๆพ็ซใฆ
Dec 13, 2026
Otsu
๐ต Music
Chisato Moritaka Concert 2026
Dec 13, 2026
Beppu
๐ต Music
BIGBANG 2026 World Tour
Dec 2026 13-15
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Susuharai Kuyล (Year-End Soot Cleaning Ceremony)
Dec 14, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Monthly Shrine Ceremony
Dec 15, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Himeji Castle Clean-Up Campaign
Dec 15, 2026
Himeji
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Enshrinement Anniversary
Dec 16, 2026
Fujisawa
๐ฎ Festival
Suijinja Shrine Annual Festival
Dec 16, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Koshin Festival
Dec 17, 2026
Tokyo
๐ต Music๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
Kannon Foot Pilgrimage & Year-End Market
Dec 18, 2026
Fujisawa
๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Kannon Holy Day
Dec 18, 2026
Tokyo
๐ค Performance
Fujii Kaze "Prema World Tour"
Dec 2026 19-20
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Renewal 10th Anniversary Masterpiece Exhibition: National Treasure Red and White Plum Blossoms Screen
Dec 19, 2026 - Feb 23, 2027
Atami
๐ต Music
Kariyushi 58 Haisai Road 2026 YUIENNE
Dec 20, 2026
Ginowan
๐ฎ Festival
็ คๆ็ฅญ
Dec 20, 2026
Otsu
๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Maitreya Fair Day
Dec 20, 2026
Nara
๐ฎ Festival
Giant Shimenawa Replacement
Dec 20, 2026
Fukutsu
๐๏ธ Culture
Goku Kaji (Sacred Offering Blessing)
Dec 21, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture
Osonaetsuki: Offering Rice Cake Ceremony
Dec 21, 2026
Nagano
๐๏ธ Culture
Year-End Cleaning Ceremony
Dec 21, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
Winter Solstice Festival
Dec 22, 2026
Tokyo
๐ผ๏ธ Exhibition
Winter 2026 Permanent Exhibition
Dec 22, 2026 - Mar 28, 2027
Sendai
๐ฎ Festival
Hoshi Kuyo-e (Star Festival Ceremony)
Dec 22, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Park light inspection and cleaning service around Himeji Castle
Dec 25, 2026
Himeji
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Cleaning Festival
Dec 25, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Himeji Castle Giant Kadomatsu Pine Decoration
Dec 25, 2026
Himeji
็ฑๆตทๆตทไธ่ฑ็ซๅคงไผ
Dec 25, 2026
Atami
๐๏ธ Culture
Omisuna Shinji (Soot Offering Ceremony)
Dec 25, 2026
Nagoya
๐ต Music
BIGBANG 2026 World Tour
Dec 2026 26-27
Fukuoka
๐ต Music
Atami-za: Mariko Senju Concert
Dec 26, 2026
Atami
๐ฎ Festival
Susuharai Year-End Purification Festival
Dec 27, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Osusharai: Soot Sweeping Ceremony
Dec 28, 2026
Nagano
๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Grand Purification Ceremony
Dec 28, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Sacred Fire Drilling Ceremony (Private)
Dec 28, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Sacred Body Wiping Ceremony
Dec 29, 2026
Nara
๐ฎ Festival
Old Amulet Burning Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Kamakura
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Bell Ringing & Year-End Sutra Copying Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Nara
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Night
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐ฎ Festival
Year-End Grand Purification & New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Saibanto mikkyo event
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐ Illumination๐ค Performance๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Bell
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Cultureโฝ Sports
New Year's Eve Bell Ringing
Dec 31, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
Year-End Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture
Imamiya Ebisu Shrine sea bream dedication
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Great purification
Dec 31, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Grand Purification
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Saitล Dai-Gomaku (Grand Sacred Fire Ceremony)
Dec 31, 2026
Nikko
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Bell (Shariden)
Dec 31, 2026
Fujisawa
๐ฟ Nature๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Bell Ringing
Dec 31, 2026
Nara
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Miyajima
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Grand Purification and Fire-Quelling Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Tokyo
๐ฎ Festival
Grand Purification & Sacred Talisman Burning Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Atami
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Bell Ringing at Sensoji Temple
Dec 31, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Memorial Recitation
Dec 31, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
Great purification ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Tokyo
๐ต Music๐ฎ Festival๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Party
Dec 31, 2026
Fujisawa
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Grand Purification & New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Osaka
๐ฟ Nature๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Kyoto
๐๏ธ Culture
Great purification (Oharae)
Dec 31, 2026
Tokyo
๐๏ธ Culture
New Year's Eve Grand Purification Ceremony
Dec 31, 2026
Osaka
๐๏ธ Culture๐ฎ Festival
Grand Purification Ceremony & New Year's Eve Festival
Dec 31, 2026
Sapporo