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What's on in Japan in July 2027.

Festivals, fireworks, illuminations and seasonal events starting in July 2027, checked against official sources.

Jul12027

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale 2027

Tokamachi and Tsunan, Niigata · Arts and stage · Thu 01 Jul to Tue 30 Nov 2027

The 10th Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale is expected across the Niigata countryside from July to November 2027.

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Jul12027

Gion Matsuri

Kyoto, Kyoto · Festivals · Thu 01 to Sat 31 Jul 2027

Kyoto's month-long Yasaka Shrine festival, famous for its two Yamaboko float processions on 17 and 24 July.

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Jul12027

Gion Matsuri (Yamaboko Junko processions)

Kyoto, Kyoto · Festivals · Thu 01 to Sat 31 Jul 2027

Japan's most famous festival, a month-long series of Yasaka Shrine rites whose highlights are the two float processions of 34 yamaboko on 17 and 24 July.

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Jul12027

Hakata Gion Yamakasa

Fukuoka, Fukuoka · Festivals · Thu 01 to Thu 15 Jul 2027

Summer festival centred on Kushida Shrine, in which seven districts race one-ton kakiyama floats through Hakata.

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Jul22027

Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival

Hiratsuka, Kanagawa · Festivals · Fri 02 to Sun 04 Jul 2027

One of Kanto's three great Tanabata festivals, with about 500 bamboo decorations up to 10 m tall, celebrity-themed displays and a parade through the station-front arcades over three days.

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Jul102027

Gujo Odori

Gujo, Gifu · Festivals · Sat 10 Jul to Sat 04 Sep 2027

Thirty-plus nights of participatory Bon dancing in the streets of Gujo Hachiman, with four all-night sessions at Obon.

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Jul102027

Gujo Odori (incl. Tetsuya all-night dances)

Gujo (Hachiman), Gifu · Arts and stage · Sat 10 Jul to Sat 04 Sep 2027

UNESCO-listed (Furyu-odori) bon dance season of some 30 nights, culminating in four all-night dances from 20:00 to 05:00 over Obon when 250,000 visitors dance in geta through the water-town streets.

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Jul112027

Furano Lavender Peak Season

Nakafurano, Hokkaido · Seasons and nature · Sun 11 to Tue 20 Jul 2027

Peak lavender flowering in the Furano and Nakafurano fields, centred on Farm Tomita.

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Jul112027

Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament 2027

Nagoya, Aichi · Sport · Sun 11 to Sun 25 Jul 2027

The July grand sumo tournament: 15 days at the IG Arena in Nagoya.

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Jul142027

Nachi Fire Festival (Nachi no Ogi Matsuri)

Nachikatsuura, Wakayama · Religious · Wed 14 Jul 2027

One of Japan's three great fire festivals: twelve 50kg torches purify the path of fan-shaped portable shrines to Nachi Falls.

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Jul172027

Ise Jingu Dedicated National Fireworks Competition

Ise, Mie · Fireworks · Sat 17 Jul 2027

One of Japan's three great fireworks competitions, where pyrotechnicians selected from across the country dedicate competitive displays over the Miya River at Ise.

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Jul192027

Hokuryu Sunflower Festival

Hokuryu, Hokkaido · Seasons and nature · Mon 19 Jul to Tue 17 Aug 2027

Two million sunflowers over 23 hectares at Japan's largest sunflower village, with flower mazes.

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Jul202027

Itsukushima Kangen-sai

Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima · Religious · Tue 20 Jul 2027

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine's largest annual rite, a night boat procession with kangen court music on the 17th day of the 6th lunar month.

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Jul232027

Fuji Rock Festival

Yuzawa, Niigata · Arts and stage · Fri 23 to Sun 25 Jul 2027

Three-day outdoor rock festival at Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa, Niigata, organised by SMASH Corporation.

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Jul242027

Kurashiki Tenryo Summer Festival

Kurashiki, Okayama · Festivals · Sat 24 Jul 2027

Kurashiki's biggest festival, with some 3,500 dancers in the evening Daikan Bayashi-Odori along Chuo Street.

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Jul242027

Tanabe Festival

Tanabe, Wakayama · Festivals · Sat 24 to Sun 25 Jul 2027

Tanabe's Gion festival of Kasahoko floats, held every 24 and 25 July around Tokei Shrine.

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Jul242027

Tenjin Matsuri

Osaka, Osaka · Festivals · Sat 24 to Sun 25 Jul 2027

Osaka's great summer festival at Osaka Tenmangu Shrine, with a river procession and fireworks on the evening of 25 July.

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Jul252027

Toyota Oiden Festival Fireworks

Toyota, Aichi · Fireworks · Sun 25 Jul 2027

The fireworks finale of the Toyota Oiden Matsuri, with melody fireworks, wide star mines and a Niagara 30 metres high and 550 metres wide over the Yahagi River.

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Jul302027

Doshin UHB Fireworks Festival

Sapporo, Hokkaido · Fireworks · Fri 30 Jul 2027

About 4,000 fireworks over the Toyohira River in central Sapporo, a summer tradition easily reached from the city centre.

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Jul302027

Fukui Phoenix Festival

Fukui, Fukui · Festivals · Fri 30 Jul to Sun 01 Aug 2027

Fukui City's main summer festival, founded in 1954 to celebrate the city's recovery from war, earthquake and flood.

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Jul302027

TOKYO IDOL FESTIVAL

Tokyo, Tokyo · Arts and stage · Fri 30 Jul to Sun 01 Aug 2027

Three-day idol music festival across stages in Tokyo's Odaiba and Aomi waterfront area.

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Jul302027

World Cosplay Summit

Nagoya, Aichi · Arts and stage · Fri 30 Jul to Sun 01 Aug 2027

International cosplay festival across central Nagoya, centred on Oasis 21 and the Aichi Arts Center.

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Jul312027

Hita Gion Festival

Hita, Oita · Festivals · Sat 31 Jul to Sun 01 Aug 2027

Hita's 300-year-old Gion festival of towering Yamahoko floats, part of the UNESCO-listed Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals.

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Jul312027

Sumida River Fireworks Festival

Tokyo, Tokyo · Fireworks · Sat 31 Jul 2027

Fireworks display launched from two sites along the Sumida River in Tokyo, in the Asakusa area.

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Jul312027

Tsuyama Gongo Festival

Tsuyama, Okayama · Festivals · Sat 31 Jul to Sun 01 Aug 2027

A summer festival for the kappa water sprite Gongo, with dances on Yakko-dori and one of Okayama's largest fireworks displays.

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