11月12026
Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon 2026
下関海響マラソン2026
A hilly, scenic marathon along the Kanmon Strait and the Sea of Japan coast of Shimonoseki, with a 'kaikyo' (strait) fun run; about 10,000 runners.
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中國地方有什麼活動
中國地方共 24 項活動,依日期排列。
11月152026
Hagi Jidai Matsuri
萩時代まつり
Autumn festival recreating the Hagi Daimyo Procession, with costumed warriors parading through the castle town to Kanaya Shrine.
11月182026
Izumo Taisha Kamiari-sai (gathering of the gods)
出雲大社 神在祭（神迎神事・神等去出祭）
The week in which Japan's eight million kami are said to gather at Izumo Taisha; begins with a torch-lit welcoming rite on Inasa Beach and includes en-musubi (matchmaking) rites.
12月42026
Hiroshima Dreamination
ひろしまドリミネーション
Hiroshima Dreamination fills Peace Boulevard with fairy-tale light objects; in 2026 it starts in December for the first time.
12月132026
Tottori Sand Dunes Illusion 2026
鳥取砂丘イリュージョン2026
A compact mid-December illumination at the edge of the Tottori Sand Dunes, with light tunnels and projections against the darkened dunes, run by Tottori City.
12月312026
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine Chinkasai
鎮火祭
New Year's Eve fire-prevention rite at Itsukushima Shinto Shrine, with around 1,000 pine torches carried to Mikasahama Beach.
2月132027
Miyajima Oyster Festival 2027
宮島かき祭り2027
Hiroshima's famous oyster island serves grilled, steamed and hotpot oysters at bargain prices beside the ferry pier at peak season, with 10:00-15:00 stalls both days.
2月202027
Saidaiji Eyo (Okayama Naked Festival)
西大寺会陽（はだか祭り）
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.
3月142027
Tottori Marathon 2027
鳥取マラソン2027
A JAAF-certified point-to-point marathon starting at the Tottori Sand Dunes and running along the San'in coast and the Inaba Manyo countryside to Tottori city.
3月272027
Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival
津山さくらまつり
About 1,000 cherry trees over the tiered stone walls of Tsuyama Castle, western Japan's leading blossom site.
5月22027
Shimonoseki Kaikyo Festival
しものせき海峡まつり
Golden Week festival of Genpei history on the Kanmon Straits, with the Senteisai rite for Emperor Antoku at Akama Shrine.
5月32027
Hiroshima Flower Festival
ひろしまフラワーフェスティバル
Hiroshima's largest street festival, with a flower parade, stages and booths along Peace Boulevard and in Peace Memorial Park.
7月202027
Itsukushima Kangen-sai
管絃祭
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine's largest annual rite, a night boat procession with kangen court music on the 17th day of the 6th lunar month.
7月242027
Kurashiki Tenryo Summer Festival
倉敷天領夏祭り
Kurashiki's biggest festival, with some 3,500 dancers in the evening Daikan Bayashi-Odori along Chuo Street.
7月312027
Tsuyama Gongo Festival
津山ごんごまつり
A summer festival for the kappa water sprite Gongo, with dances on Yakko-dori and one of Okayama's largest fireworks displays.
8月62027
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
広島市原爆死没者慰霊式並びに平和祈念式（平和記念式典）
The annual 6 August ceremony marking the atomic bombing, with a minute's silence at 08:15, the Peace Declaration and the Peace Bell; attended by the UN Secretary-General and national leaders.
8月62027
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
山口七夕ちょうちんまつり
Some 100,000 red paper lanterns strung on bamboo form glowing tunnels through Yamaguchi's arcades, a 600-year-old Obon tradition from the Ouchi clan era; one of Japan's three great fire festivals.
8月72027
Matsue Suigosai Fireworks Festival
松江水郷祭湖上花火大会
Two evenings of fireworks and a drone show over Lake Shinji, one of Japan's leading lake fireworks displays.
8月72027
Yonago Gaina Festival
米子がいな祭
Yonago's main summer festival of towering lantern poles, taiko and fireworks over Lake Nakaumi.
8月132027
Tottori Shan-Shan Matsuri
鳥取しゃんしゃん祭
Tottori's largest festival, centred on the Issei Kasa Odori mass umbrella dance by about 4,000 dancers with bell-hung paper umbrellas.
8月202027
WILD BUNCH FEST. 2027
WILD BUNCH FEST. 2027
The Chugoku region's biggest outdoor rock festival, a three-day beach-park event with Japan's top rock and pop acts and a closing fireworks each night.
8月222027
Okayama Momotaro Festival (Uraja)
おかやま桃太郎祭り
Okayama's great summer dance festival, where teams in demon Ura make-up perform the Uraja dance across the city.
9月252027
Matsue Suitoro Water Lantern Festival
松江水燈路
Handmade lanterns light Matsue Castle and its moat streets on autumn weekend evenings.
10月92027
Saijo Sake Matsuri
酒まつり（西条酒まつり）
Japan's biggest sake festival in the brewing town of Saijo: seven breweries open their doors and a Sake Hiroba offers tastings of around 1,000 labels from every prefecture, drawing 200,000+ visitors.