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.



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Martina