Festival

FestivalPerformance

Ako Gishi Festival (123rd)

Dec 2026 14-14
Ako
CultureFestival

Monthly Shrine Ceremony

Dec 15, 2026
Tokyo
Festival

Shaonsai Thanksgiving Festival

Dec 15, 2026
Izumo
Festival

Izumo Oyashirokyo Kannoko-sha Grand Festival

Dec 15, 2026
Izumo
Festival

Kasuga Wakamiya On-matsuri Festival / Kasuga Grand Shrine

Dec 2026 15-18
Nara
Otariya Winter Crossing Festival
FestivalCulture

Otariya Winter Crossing Festival

Dec 15, 2026
Utsunomiya
CultureFestival

Enshrinement Anniversary

Dec 16, 2026
Kamakura
Festival

Suijinja Shrine Annual Festival

Dec 16, 2026
Fuchu
MusicFestivalCulture

Kannon Foot Pilgrimage & Year-End Market

Dec 18, 2026
Kamakura
Festival

Year-End Kannon Holy Day

Dec 18, 2026
Tokyo
Festival

New Taketori Monogatari: Winter Festival

Dec 19, 2026
Takashima
Shimoda Onsen Narcissus Festival
FestivalNature

Shimoda Onsen Narcissus Festival

Dec 20, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Shimoda
CultureFestival

Shimekake Rite (Laughing Ritual) at Hiraoka Shrine

Dec 2026 20-20
Higashiosaka
Festival

Year-End Maitreya Fair Day

Dec 20, 2026
Nara
Festival

Giant Shimenawa Replacement

Dec 20, 2026
Fukutsu
Festival

Susuharai Soot-Sweeping Rite

Dec 20, 2026
Otsu
Shimai Kobo (Last Kobo Market of the Year)
FestivalFood

Shimai Kobo (Last Kobo Market of the Year)

Dec 21, 2026
Kyoto
Festival

Hoshi Kuyo-e (Star Festival Ceremony)

Dec 22, 2026
Tokyo
Festival

Winter Solstice Festival

Dec 22, 2026
Fuchu
FestivalCulture

Winter Solstice Festival / Shoreki-ji Temple

Dec 22, 2026
Nara