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19 events start this month

What's on in Japan in September 2027.

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

Sep12027

Owara Kaze no Bon

Toyama, Toyama · Festivals · Wed 01 to Fri 03 Sep 2027

Dancers in straw hats move through Yatsuo's lantern-lit streets to kokyu and shamisen in Toyama's elegant Bon dance.

Confirmed dates

Sep32027

Kurodake and Daisetsuzan Autumn Leaves Season

Kamikawa (Sounkyo), Hokkaido · Seasons and nature · Fri 03 to Thu 30 Sep 2027

Japan's earliest autumn colour, starting at the Kurodake summit in September and descending to Sounkyo Gorge.

Expected window

Sep32027

Okinawa Zento Eisa Matsuri

Okinawa, Okinawa · Festivals · Fri 03 to Sun 05 Sep 2027

Okinawa's largest Eisa festival, bringing selected youth association teams from across the island to Okinawa City.

Expected window

Sep102027

Hanamaki Festival

Hanamaki, Iwate · Festivals · Fri 10 to Sun 12 Sep 2027

A 430-year-old autumn festival with gas-lit Furyu floats and a world-record parade of over 100 portable shrines.

Expected window

Sep102027

Katakai Festival Fireworks

Ojiya, Niigata · Fireworks · Fri 10 to Sat 11 Sep 2027

Dedication fireworks for Asahara Shrine in Katakai, Ojiya, famous for the giant yonshakudama shells launched on both nights.

Expected window

Sep102027

Sapporo Autumn Fest

Sapporo, Hokkaido · Food · Fri 10 Sep to Sat 02 Oct 2027

Hokkaido's biggest food festival, filling about a kilometre of Odori Park with stalls from towns and producers across the island.

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Sep112027

Jozenji Streetjazz Festival

Sendai, Miyagi · Arts and stage · Sat 11 to Sun 12 Sep 2027

Some 700 amateur and professional bands play free on dozens of open-air stages under the zelkova trees of central Sendai over one September weekend.

Expected window

Sep112027

Rock in Japan Festival

Chiba, Chiba · Arts and stage · Sat 11 to Mon 20 Sep 2027

Large outdoor rock festival at Soga Sports Park in Chiba City, organised by rockin'on.

Expected window

Sep112027

Showa Kinen Park Cosmos Festival

Tachikawa, Tokyo · Seasons and nature · Sat 11 Sep to Sun 24 Oct 2027

Over four million cosmos across four flower fields in Tokyo's largest national park.

Expected window

Sep122027

Aki Grand Sumo Tournament 2027

Tokyo, Tokyo · Sport · Sun 12 to Sun 26 Sep 2027

The September grand sumo tournament: 15 days at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Confirmed dates

Sep162027

Tokyo Game Show

Chiba, Chiba · Expo and pop culture · Thu 16 to Mon 20 Sep 2027

Video game trade show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, organised by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA).

Confirmed dates

Sep182027

Aizu Festival

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima · Festivals · Sat 18 to Mon 20 Sep 2027

Aizu's biggest festival, with a 500-strong procession of Aizu domain lords and samurai from Tsurugajo Castle.

Expected window

Sep182027

Ikaho Festival

Shibukawa, Gunma · Festivals · Sat 18 to Mon 20 Sep 2027

Three-day autumn festival in the Ikaho Onsen hot spring town, centred on the Ikaho Shrine grand festival on 19 September.

Confirmed dates

Sep182027

Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri

Kishiwada, Osaka · Festivals · Sat 18 to Sun 19 Sep 2027

Teams haul four-tonne wooden danjiri floats at speed through Kishiwada's streets, swinging them around corners.

Expected window

Sep182027

Ultra Japan

Tokyo, Tokyo · Arts and stage · Sat 18 to Sun 19 Sep 2027

Japanese edition of the Ultra Music Festival electronic dance music event, at Tokyo Odaiba Ultra Park in Koto City, Tokyo.

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Sep192027

Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine Autumn Festival

Kumamoto, Kumamoto · Festivals · Sun 19 Sep 2027

Autumn grand festival of Fujisaki Hachimangu Shrine in Kumamoto City, centred on a Shinko procession with decorated horses.

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Sep202027

Kinchakuda Red Spider Lily Festival

Hidaka, Saitama · Seasons and nature · Mon 20 Sep to Tue 05 Oct 2027

Around five million red spider lilies carpet the woodland floor of a river-loop park near Tokyo.

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Sep252027

Matsue Suitoro Water Lantern Festival

Matsue, Shimane · Illuminations · Sat 25 Sep to Sun 17 Oct 2027

Handmade lanterns light Matsue Castle and its moat streets on autumn weekend evenings.

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