Kanto · 11 events

What's on in Kanagawa.

Festivals, fireworks, illuminations and seasonal events across Kanagawa, checked against official sources.

Oct242026

SMBC Japan Series 2026

Yokohama, Kanagawa · Sport · Sat 24 Oct to Sun 01 Nov 2026

NPB's best-of-seven championship series between the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

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Nov142026

Sagamiko Illumillion

Sagamihara, Kanagawa · Illuminations · Sat 14 Nov 2026 to Sun 09 May 2027

Sagamiko Illumillion lights the hillside Sagamiko MORI MORI resort with about 6,000,000 bulbs, the largest scale in the Kanto region.

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Dec12026

Enoshima Shonan no Hoseki 2026-2027

Fujisawa, Kanagawa · Illuminations · Tue 01 Dec 2026 to Sun 28 Feb 2027

Enoshima's 'Jewel of Shonan' lights the Samuel Cocking Garden and Sea Candle, and was certified one of Japan's three great illuminations in 2025.

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Dec42026

Yorunoyo

Yokohama, Kanagawa · Illuminations · Fri 04 to Wed 30 Dec 2026

Illumination event across Yokohama's waterfront, with a five-minute city-wide light and music show.

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Apr112027

Kamakura Festival

Kamakura, Kanagawa · Festivals · Sun 11 to Sun 18 Apr 2027

Kamakura's spring festival at the great Hachimangu shrine, opening with the Shizuka dance and closing with galloping yabusame archers on the shrine approach.

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Apr232027

9th Yokohama Triennale

Yokohama, Kanagawa · Arts and stage · Fri 23 Apr to Sun 12 Sep 2027

Japan's longest-running international contemporary art triennale, 124 days under artistic directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero, centred on the Yokohama Museum of Art.

Confirmed dates

May152027

Yokohama Triathlon 2027 (T50 World Championship Tour)

Yokohama, Kanagawa · Sport · Sat 15 to Sun 16 May 2027

Elite triathlon around Yamashita Park, Yokohama's round of the new T50 World Championship Tour.

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May292027

Kamakura Hasedera Hydrangea Season

Kamakura, Kanagawa · Seasons and nature · Sat 29 May to Sun 27 Jun 2027

About 2,500 hydrangeas of 40 varieties on a hillside path above the sea at Kamakura's Hasedera.

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Jun122027

Hakone Hydrangea Season and Night Hydrangea Train

Hakone, Kanagawa · Seasons and nature · Sat 12 Jun to Thu 15 Jul 2027

Hydrangeas line the climbing mountain railway; a reserved night train runs through illuminated flowers.

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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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Aug22027

Minato Mirai Festival in Support of GREEN×EXPO 2027

Yokohama, Kanagawa · Fireworks · Mon 02 Aug 2027

Yokohama's major summer fireworks festival over Yokohama Port in Minato Mirai, the renamed successor to the Minato Mirai Smart Festival, with music and street performances.

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