Events
FestivalCulture
Lantern Fair
Dec 1, 2026
Kobe
Culture
Tsugaru Railway Stove Train
Dec 1, 2026 - Mar 31, 2027
Goshogawara
Festival
Osusuharai-sai (Soot Sweeping Ritual)
Dec 1, 2026
Nikko
Culture
Shuri Castle â The Royal Castle of Ryukyu
Dec 1, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Naha
Food
Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu Christmas Afternoon Tea
Dec 2026 1-25
Yokohama
Culture
Lake Biwa Takashima Sengoku Tour 2-Day Plan: Nobunaga's Attack on the Asakura
Dec 2026 1-2
Takashima
Illumination
Shunan Winter Tree Festival Illumination
Dec 2026 1-28
Shunan
Illumination
KOIWAI Winter Lights: Night of the Galactic Farm
Dec 1, 2026 - Jan 17, 2027
Shizukuishi
CultureFestival
New Moon Ceremony (Combined)
Dec 1, 2026
Tokyo
Culture
Castle Tower Soot Sweeping Ceremony
Dec 2026 1-31
Matsue
Nature
December Events at Chiba Prefectural Tateyama Wild Bird Forest
Dec 2026 1-23
Tateyama (Chiba)
Festival
Hatsuho-ko Grand Festival
Dec 1, 2026
Otsu
Culture
Annual Passport Campaign at Nagashima Spa Land (Dec 1 - Feb 28, 2027; some dates excluded)
Dec 1, 2026
Kuwana
CultureFestival
New Moon Ceremony
Dec 1, 2026
Tokyo
Culture
Butsumyo-e (Buddha Name Chanting)
Dec 2026 1-3
Kyoto
Nature
December Events / Uchiurayama Prefectural Forest
Dec 1, 2026
Kamogawa
Exhibition
Special Exhibition: Himeji Leatherwork of the Edo and Meiji Periods (Nishigochaku Community Center)
Dec 2026 1-6
Himeji
Music
Yukinojo Mori 50th Anniversary Musical Concert "Words That Sing Stories"
Dec 2, 2026
Tokyo
Culture
Butsumyo-e and Memorial Service for Ossuary Remains
Dec 2026 2-4
Kyoto
MusicCultureFireworksFestivalNature
Chichibu Night Festival
Dec 2026 2-3
Chichibu