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Shonai Shrine Enmusubi Tanabata Festival
Tsuruoka, Yamagata
A matchmaking Tanabata festival held from July through August at Shonai Shrine in Tsuruoka, Yamagata. Grounds illumination, Yamagata cast-iron wind chimes, and colorful tanzaku adorn summer visits.
Kiyokawa Checkpoint Tanabata Festival
Shonai Town, Yamagata
A Tanabata festival held in early July at Kiyokawa History Park in Shonai Town, Yamagata. Decorations made by local children fill the halls, with a choral concert and limited-edition menus.
Zojoji Temple Tanabata Festival
Minato, Tokyo
A Tanabata event in the grounds of Zojoji Temple beneath Tokyo Tower, with wish strips and a washi candle night.
Gosen Hachimangu Tanabata Wind Chime Festival
Gosen, Niigata
One of Niigata's largest Tanabata wind chime festivals at Gosen Hachimangu, Jul 1 – Aug 9, 2026, with about 5,000 chimes from Japan and the world.
Kifune Shrine Tanabata Bamboo Light-up
Kurama-Kibune-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
The stone steps of Kifune Shrine, dedicated to the water deity, are lit up at night with Tanabata bamboo decorations, a magical summer sight in the cool Kibune valley.
Hofu Tenmangu Tanabata Festival
Hofu City, Yamaguchi
A Tanabata festival at Hofu Tenmangu, dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, god of learning. Highlights include glowing umbrella 'Kasadama' art and a Milky Way recreated with about 1,000 paper lanterns.
Hiroshima Hondori & Chuo-dori Tanabata Festival
Naka Ward, Hiroshima
An early-summer tradition in which Hiroshima's downtown arcades, including Hondori, Chuo-dori and Nagarekawa, are lavishly decorated with colorful Tanabata streamers and bamboo.
Miyajidake Shrine Furin Festival
Miyaji Motomachi, Fukutsu, Fukuoka
A summer 'cool-evening' event where about 3,000 wind chimes and lights recreate the Milky Way along the inner-shrine approach, with Tanabata decorations and wish-strips at the main hall and gate.
Hamanmachi Tanabata Festival (Hamanomachi Arcade)
Hamanomachi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki
A downtown Tanabata event in Nagasaki's largest shopping district, the Hamanomachi Arcade, where shoppers write wishes on strips and hang them on bamboo.
Zentsuji Tanabata Pilgrimage (Nanakasho-mairi)
Zentsuji, Kagawa
A Tanabata-week event in Zentsuji, birthplace of Kukai; tied to the seven-temple pilgrimage, bamboo and wishes appear across town with a Tanabata fair at ZEN Cube and lantern displays.
Isahaya Shrine Tanabata Decorations
Isahaya, Nagasaki
The city's guardian shrine sets up bamboo so visitors can freely write and hang wish strips for Tanabata; open to all with no offering required.
Shimizu Tanabata Festival
Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
One of the Tokai region's leading Tanabata festivals since 1953. The 72nd edition runs Jul 2-5, 2026 across Shimizu's shopping arcades.
Shitamachi Tanabata Festival
Taito, Tokyo
A downtown Tanabata festival along the 1.2km Kappabashi Hondori between Asakusa and Ueno.
Shimmachi Tanabata Festival
Takasaki, Gunma
A Tanabata festival around Shimmachi Station in Takasaki, with the Otona Yomise night market and street live music.
Kawaguchi Tanabata Festival
Kawaguchi, Saitama
A summer tradition decorating the shopping streets around JR Kawaguchi Station, reaching its 65th edition in 2026.