Sumiyoshi Matsuri 2027
Osaka’s Summer Festival FinaleFor three days each summer, Sumiyoshi Taisha becomes one of Osaka’s largest matsuri grounds. Food stalls, dragon dances, purification rituals,…
Tenjin Matsuri 2027
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 2027
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…
Tamatsukuri Inari Summer Festival 2027
Osaka Comedy History and a Forgotten Edo-Period MelonLantern-lit shrine grounds, children’s mikoshi, comedy heritage, and a forgotten Osaka melon come together at one of the city’s most…
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.
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,…
Nishinomiya Matsuri
From Shrine Rituals to a Sea Procession: Nishinomiya’s Grand FestivalThree days of ceremonies, danjiri processions, children’s mikoshi, and a dramatic waterfront finale make Nishinomiya Matsuri the culmination of Nishinomiya…
Ikukunitama Festival
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…
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
A Weekend of Chinese Culture, Food & Performance at Naniwa PalaceExperience autumn at Naniwa Palace with traditional music and dance, Chinese acrobatics, food stalls and cultural experiences at Chūshū Meigetsusai…
Chuo Ward Citizens’ Festival
A Neighborhood Party on the Grounds of Ancient OsakaStep into a real Osaka neighborhood festival with food, games, performances and family activities on the historic grounds of Naniwa…
Kishiwada’s Danjiri Races Through the Streets
300 Years of Tradition at Full SpeedFour-ton wooden danjiri race through Kishiwada in one of Osaka's most thrilling festivals. Experience spectacular high-speed turns, extraordinary carved floats,…
Horseback Archery at Osaka Tenmangu
Tenma’s Streets Become a Course for Charging HorsesExperience Osaka Tenmangu’s horseback tradition, where riders in traditional attire break targets at speed during an annual ritual held every…