Are you planning to go to Japan soon? Don't just visit the beautiful tourist spots, you should also check out various festivals in Japan for 2023, which consist of food, art, music, and more. Here's a list of festivals in Japan for 2023 that you can check out!
List of Japanese Festival in 2023
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🗓️ January
January 4: Japanese New Year (Shogatsu) (Miyagi)
January 9: Oiso no Sagicho (Kanagawa)
January 15:Dosojin Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival 2023 (Nagano)
January 21: Earth Garden Winter Festival (Shibuya)
January 28: Wakakusa Yamayaki 2023 (Nara)
January 29: Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival
January 31: SUPERsonic 2023 (Osaka)
🗓️ February
February 3: Yokohama Strawberry Festival (Yokohama)
February 3: Susukino Snow Festival (Sapporo)
February 4: 2023 Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo)
February 7: Iwate Snow Festival (Iwate)
February 11: Kasai Rinkai Park Narcissus Festival (Edogawa City, Tokyo)
🗓️ March
March 14: Seiryu-e Festival at Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto)
March 17: Sumida Park Cherry Blossom Festival 2023 (Tokyo)
March 19: Dogo Onsen Festival (Ehime)
March 25: Bunkyo Cherry Blossom Festival 2023 (Bunkyo)
🗓️ April
April 1: Knotfest Japan 2023 (Chiba)
April 1: Ikegami Honmonji Temple Spring Festival (Tokyo)
April 8: Wanwan Carnival 2023 (Shibuya, Tokyo)
April 11: Narita Taiko Festival (Narita)
April 13: Kumano Hongu Shrine Spring Festival (Tanabe)
April 15: Edogawa Fireworks Festival 2023 (Edogawa)
April 21: Meiji Jingu Grand Spring Festival (Shibuya)
April 21: Bunkyo Azalea Festival (Bunkyo)
April 24: Doobie Brothers, Osaka Festival Hall (Osaka)
🗓️ May
May 2: Ome Grand Festival 2023 (Tokyo)
May 3: Hiroshima Flower Festival (Hiroshima)
May 19: Sakata Festival (Yamagata)
May 20: Sanja Festival (Tokyo)
🗓️ June
June 1: Torikoe Festival (Tokyo)
June 10: Hiroshima Flower Festival (Hiroshima)
June 21: The Himeji Yukata Festival (Himeji)
🗓️ July
July 1: Hakata Gion Yamakasa (Fukuoka)
July 9: Slug Festival (Gifu)
July 16: Umi no Hi Lantern Festival (Minato)
July 21: Sumida River Fireworks Festival (Sumida)
🗓️ August
August 1: The Nagaoka Fireworks (Niigata)
August 4: Goshogawara Tachineputa Festival (Aomori)
August 12: Tokushima Awa Odori Festival
August 15: Hitoyoshi Fireworks Festival
August 17: Kumano Fireworks Festival (Noodles)
🗓️ September
September 10: Jozenji Street Jazz Festival (Miyagi)
September 27: Okunitama-jinja Shrine Chestnut Festival (Tokyo)
🗓️ October
October 10: Kanuma Autumn Festival (Kanuma)
October 16: Shuki Taisai Grand Autumn Festival
October 21: Jidai Matsuri (Kyoto)
October 21: Shoin Shrine Festival 2023 (Tokyo)
October 22: Kurama Fire Festival 2023 (Kyoto)
🗓️ November
November 2: Karatsu Kunchi Festival (Saga)
November 22nd: Izumo Taisha Kamiari Festival (Shimane)
🗓️ December
December 2: Chichibu Yomatsuri (Saitama)
December 14th: Ako Gishi-sai Festival (Tokyo)
That’s all the list of festivals in Japan for 2023 that you can add to your holiday itinerary!
