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,…
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…
Kumata Shrine Summer Festival
Nine historic floats. Four unforgettable nights.One of Osaka’s largest danjiri festivals returns to Hirano this July. Over four days, nine floats, shrine rituals, and lively…
Osaka’s Sacred Rice Planting Festival
Watch History Take RootJapan’s most important agricultural rituals unfold at Sumiyoshi Taisha. Watch oxen plow a sacred field, shrine maidens perform ancient dances.
Tenjin Matsuri Fireworks
Osaka’s most iconic summer festival fills the river with boats, lanterns, fireworks, and 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…
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2026
Float through 300 Years of TraditionWatch Kishiwada’s legendary floats thunder through narrow streets at breakneck speed by day, then glow with lantern-lit grace by night…
Nishinomiya Festival Season
Nishinomiya Shrine Celebrates its Cultural HeritageFrom early summer rituals to autumn’s mikoshi procession, Nishinomiya Shrine's festival season is a celebration of community spirit, blessings, and…