Japan Travel Tips for January (English Video)

Festivals in January

January	Name	Prefecture
31.12.2019-1.1.2020	Okera Mairi, Old Year’s Eve at Yasaka Jinja in Kyoto	Kyoto
1-3	O-shogatsu	Nationwide
1 January	Horan Enya	Oita Prefecture
1 January	Nishikata Mizukake Festival	Fukushima Prefecture
1 January	Tokiwa Hachimangu Toshina Hono	Aomori Prefecture
2 January	Dainichi-do bugaku	Akita Prefecture
2-6 January	Amamehagi	Ishikawa Prefecture
3 January	Hakozakigu Tamaseseri	Fukuoka
3 January	Daruma Matsuri	Saitama
5 January	Joma Shinji Festival	Kamakura
6-7 January	Shorin-zan Daruma-ichi	Gunma Prefecture
7 January	Nanokado Hadaka-mairi	Fukushima Prefecture
7 January	Usokae Onisube	Fukuoka Prefecture
	Coming of Age Day is on or around January 15
7 January	Tamataregu Oniyo	Fukuoka Prefecture
8 January	Dondo Yaki	Tokyo
8-12 January	Kyoto Ebisu Matsuri	Kyoto
9 January	Hatsu-ichi	Gunma Prefecture
9-11 January	Nishinomiya Ebisu Matsuri	Hyogo Prefecture
9-11 January	Toka Ebisu	Osaka
10 January	Hatsuichi	Yamagata Prefecture
11 January	Sagicho	Kanagawa Prefecture
13 January	Daikoku Festival	Tokyo
14 January	Dondo-Sai	Miyagi
14 January	Niino no Yukimatsuri	Nagano Prefecture
14 January	Hadaka Odori	Kyoto Prefecture
14 January	Doya Doya	Osaka
14 January	Oni Hashiri - Ogres and Faming Torches	Nara
15 January	Yaya matsuri	Yamagata Prefecture
2nd Monday in January	Toshi-ya	Kyoto Prefecture
15 January	Chakkirako	Kanagawa Prefecture
15 January	Ebisu Daikoku Tsunahiki	Fukui Prefecture
15 January	Nozawa Dosojin Himatsuri	Nagano Prefecture
15 January	Wakakusayama Yamayaki	Nara Prefecture
15 January	Matobakai	Kuamoto
15 January - 12 March	Ume Matsuri	Shizuoka Prefecture
16 January	Hetomato	Nagasaki Prefecture
late January	Tokuwa no Tenjinsai	Yamanashi Prefecture
20 January	Jyogyodo Hatsuka Yasai	Iwate Prefecture
20 January	Tenmangu Kowakamai	Fukuoka Prefecture
20 January - 20 February	Shiwasu Matsuri	Miyazaki Prefecture
3 days around 20 January	Taikan Misogi	Yamaguchi Prefecture
24 January	Sugamo Togenuki Jizo Taisai	Tokyo
24-25 January	Usokae Shinji	Tokyo
29 January - 5 March	Sounkyo Ice Festival	Hokkaido

Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival

5th to 9th of July 2019

On of the biggest Tanabata festivals in the Kanto region is held in Hiratsuka. Rumor has it that up to 1.7m visitors are attracted.

The festivities will be held around the shopping street on the north side of Hiratsuka station. Friday and Saturday the celebration will end at 9pm and Sunday at 8pm.

HIRATSUKA WEATHER

June Festivals Japan

Liebe Leser,

Dear Reader,

Dies ist ein englisches Video über Feste in Japan im Monat Juni. Unter dem Video sind die Feste nochmals aufgelistet. Die Liste ist nicht komplett und sollte nochmals vor Anreise überprüft werden, ob das Fest an dem Tag stattfindet.

This is an English Video talking about festivals in Japan in the month of June. A chart is enclosed. The list is not complete and please check with your local tourism information for dates and more details. 

June	Name	Where	Description	Access	Website
31.May-2.	Kanazawa Hyakumangoku Matsuri	Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture
1.-2.	Takigi Noh Performance	Heian Shrine, Kyoto		take bus no. 5 from Kyoto Station to Kyoto Kaikan-mae (20 min)
1.-2.	Kaiko Kinenbi	Port Opening, Yokohama		Access: Sakuragicho Station, Yokohama
1.-2.	Saiō Matsuri	Meiwa, Mie Prefecture
2	Kashima Gatalympics	Saga		Hizen Nanaura Station
1.-2.	Horikawa Festival	Aichi
1.-2.	Enshu Hamakita Hiryu Matsuri	Hamamatsu City
3. 7pm-	Dontsusu Festival	Higashi Izu-machi, Shizuoka Prefecture		Dontsuku Shrine, Izu Inatori Station, 20 min on foot	http://www.inatorionsen.or.jp/blog/?p=736%20(Japanese)%20for%20current%20detail
2021	Ryori Amaterasu Mioya Shrine Shikinen Taisai	Ryori-chiku, Sanriku-cho, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture
5. -6.	Agata Festival - Unique festival of midnight	Agata Shrine, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture		Uji stations, Kyoto
5.-6.	Itoman Hare	Itoman, Okinawa		Itoman, Okinawa
6	Atsuta Festival, (fireworks & lanterns	Atsuta Jingu Shrine, Nagoya			https://www.aichi-now.jp/en/spots/detail/1318/
5.-9.	Yosakoi Soran Matsuri	Sapporo, Hokkaido		Sapporo, Hokkaido
7.-9.	Hiroshima Toukasan Matsuri	Enryu-ji Temple & Peace Boulevard		Enryuji Temple Hatchobori (tram stop)
8.-9.	Yoshiwara Gion Festival	Fuji-shi		〒417-0051 Honcho, Yoshiwara, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka
8	Chagu-Chagu Umakko (Horse Festival	Onikoshisozen Shrine, Takizawamura, Morioka, Iwate Prefecture		Getting there: take a bus or train to Morioka Bus Station then a free shuttle bus to Sozen Shrine. There are free shuttle buses from Morioka Station from 6.30 am-8.25 am.
14	Rice Planting Festival	Sumiyoshi Shrine, Osaka
14.-16.	Sapporo Festival of Hokkaido Shrine	Sapporo, Hokkaido		The shrine is a 15-minute walk from Maruyama-koen Station on the Tozai Line of the Sapporo subway.
24 please check	Izawanomiya Otaue Matsuri (Rice planting)	Izawanomiya Shrine, Mie Prefecture		Izawanomiya Shrine, Mie Prefecture
15	Aoba Matsuri	Chishaku-in, Kyoto		Chishaku-in, Kyoto
15	Aoba Matsuri	Koyasan, Wakayama		Koyasan, Wakayama
15	Yasaka Shrine Festival	Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture		Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture	Take Kyoto bus #206 to the Gion stop.
20	Takekiri Eshiki Matsuri	Kuramadera, Kyoto
22.-24.	Himeji Yukata Festival	Hyogo		JR Himeji Station
only in even numbered years	Sanno Festival	Hie Shrine, Tokyo		Akasaka-mitsuke Station
Jun til Oct	Ukai Cormorant Fishing	Ukai, Gifu		JR Gifu Station or Meitetsu Gifu Station than bus to Nagara-bashi
Jun til Sep	Lavender Fields	Hokkaido
30.-Jul2	Aizen Festival	Osaka		Shitennoji-mae Yuhigaoka Station
June	Ajisai Festival (Hydrangea)	Shimoda Park (Shizuoka)
June	Katsushika Festival (Iris)	Tokyo, Mitzumoto Park
June	Bunkyo Ajisai Festival (Hydrangea)	Tokyo, Hakusan Jinja Shrine