Kansai Festival
Area
Festival
Hatsuho-ko Grand Festival
Dec 1, 2026
Otsu
FestivalCulture
Lantern Fair
Dec 1, 2026
Kobe
Festival
DACHSHUND CITY
Dec 5, 2026
Hino (Shiga)
Festival
Year-End Xuanzang Fair Day
Dec 5, 2026
Nara
Festival
6th Hyogo Welfare Workshop Festival
Dec 5, 2026
Kobe

FestivalPerformance
400th Anniversary Festival of the Kan'ei Imperial Visit: Reenactment of the Imperial Procession
Dec 6, 2026
Kyoto
CultureFestival
Tenjin Shrine Festival
Dec 8, 2026
Kyoto
Festival
Year-End Yakushi Fair Day & Great Wisdom Sutra Chanting
Dec 8, 2026
Nara

Festival
Shimai Konpira Festival (Last Konpira Festival of the Year)
Dec 10, 2026
Kyoto

Festival
Yamashina Gishi Festival
Dec 14, 2026
Kyoto
FestivalPerformance
Ako Gishi Festival (123rd)
Dec 2026 14-14
Ako
Festival
Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri Festival / Kasuga Grand Shrine
Dec 2026 15-18
Nara
Festival
New Taketori Monogatari: Winter Festival
Dec 19, 2026
Takashima
Festival
Susuharai Soot-Sweeping Rite
Dec 20, 2026
Otsu
CultureFestival
Shimekake Rite (Laughing Ritual) at Hiraoka Shrine
Dec 2026 20-20
Higashiosaka
Festival
Year-End Maitreya Fair Day
Dec 20, 2026
Nara

FestivalFood
Shimai Kobo (Last Kobo Market of the Year)
Dec 21, 2026
Kyoto
FestivalCulture
Winter Solstice Festival / Shoreki-ji Temple
Dec 22, 2026
Nara
FestivalPerformance
[Himeji Caspa Hall] 12th Senhime Festival
Dec 23, 2026
Himeji
CultureFestival
Year-End Cleaning Festival
Dec 25, 2026
Kyoto