Chugoku · 5 events

What's on in Okayama.

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

Feb202027

Saidaiji Eyo (Okayama Naked Festival)

Okayama, Okayama · Religious · Sat 20 Feb 2027

One of Japan's three great naked festivals: around 10,000 men in loincloths scramble for two sacred shingi sticks thrown into the crowd at 22:00 on a February night at Saidaiji temple.

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Mar272027

Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival

Tsuyama, Okayama · Seasons and nature · Sat 27 Mar to Sun 11 Apr 2027

About 1,000 cherry trees over the tiered stone walls of Tsuyama Castle, western Japan's leading blossom site.

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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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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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Aug222027

Okayama Momotaro Festival (Uraja)

Okayama, Okayama · Festivals · Sun 22 to Mon 23 Aug 2027

Okayama's great summer dance festival, where teams in demon Ura make-up perform the Uraja dance across the city.

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