Osaka’s Sacred Rice Planting Festival 2027
Watch History Take RootJapan’s most important agricultural rituals unfold at Sumiyoshi Taisha. Watch oxen plow a sacred field, shrine maidens perform ancient dances.
Japan’s Castle Fans Gather in Osaka
A Comic-Con for Castle LoversCastle fans, photographers, samurai performers, and local mascots gather in Umeda for a weekend dedicated to Japan’s castle culture.
Okoshiya Yukata Festival 2027
Summer Begins at Nishinomiya ShrineKnown locally as the Yukata Festival and Biwa Festival, Okoshiya Festival marks the arrival of summer with a mikoshi procession,…
Ikukunitama Festival 2026
Makura Taiko, Lion Dances, and Mikoshi at Osaka’s Oldest ShrineFood stalls, lion dances, mikoshi processions, and the dramatic Makura Taiko transform Ikukunitama Shrine into one of Osaka’s most vibrant…
Osaka’s Summer Finale at Sumiyoshi Taisha
Three Days, 300 Stalls, One Sacred JourneyFor three days each summer, Sumiyoshi Taisha becomes one of Osaka’s largest matsuri grounds. Food stalls, dragon dances, purification rituals,…
Sakai’s Historic Big Fish Festival
A 700-Year-Old Fish Night Market & MatsuriOhama Park in Sakai will be packed with food stalls, family games, stage performances, and one of Japan’s most unusual…
Tenjin Matsuri 2026
One of Japan’s Three Great FestivalsA city becomes the festival when the Tenjin Matsuri returns to Osaka this July, bringing together shrine rituals, a massive…
Tenjin Matsuri Fireworks
Osaka’s most iconic summer festival with more than a thousand years of tradition.One of Japan’s most famous festivals returns to Osaka this July as Tenjin Matsuri once again transforms the Ōkawa River…
Explore the Rise of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Osaka Castle’s New Summer ExhibitionsTwo temporary exhibitions inside Osaka Castle Museum explore the people, identities, and lives behind Japan’s age of samurai and warlords.