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Nagano Tanabata Festival
Nagano City, Nagano
A Tanabata festival in Nagano's Gondo arcade, with illuminations of Orihime, Hikoboshi, and Cygnus and handmade decorations lining the arcade.
Hirata Tanabata Costumed Boat Procession (Hirata Festival)
Hirata, Izumo City, Shimane
One of the region's largest summer festivals in Izumo's Hirata district. Highlights include a procession of Tanabata-decorated floats, the traditional Hirata Isshiki-kazari craft displays, and fireworks.
Misawa Tanabata Festival
Misawa, Aomori
A Tanabata festival held in late July along Misawa's central shopping district and America Square. With over 70 years of history, it bustles with colorful decorations and stage events.
Fukumitsu Tanabata Festival
Nanto, Toyama
A Tanabata festival tied to the 300-year-old Netsuokuri tradition in Fukumitsu, Nanto. The 2026 edition runs Jul 24-26 with a pedestrian Tanabata street.
Ogawamachi Tanabata Festival
Ogawa, Saitama
Begun in 1949 in the washi-papermaking town of Ogawa, with handmade washi decorations and fireworks.
Neagari Tanabata Festival
Nomi, Ishikawa
One of Ishikawa's leading Tanabata festivals in Nomi's Neagari area, featuring three 18m jumbo decorations, senryu displays, and music parades.
Imaichi Tanabata Kazari
Imaichi, Nikko, Tochigi
A revived late-summer Tanabata (restored in 2022 after about 50 years); bamboo decorations fill the historic town center with a mystery quiz rally and food trucks.
Endoji Tanabata Festival
Nishi Ward, Nagoya, Aichi
A nostalgic downtown Tanabata festival in Nagoya's Endoji shopping arcade, held since 1956, famous for its papier-mache decorations.
Utsunomiya Orion Tanabata Festival
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
A Tanabata event in central Utsunomiya around Orion-dori and Orion Square.
Rekka Tanabata Festival (Asahikawa Summer Festival)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
A spirited nighttime Tanabata parade of floats and bearers along the Heiwa-dori pedestrian mall, held as part of the Asahikawa Summer Festival.
Morioka Tanabata Festival
Sakanacho, Morioka, Iwate
Held in early August along Morioka's nostalgic Sakanacho shopping arcade. Handmade, individually crafted Tanabata decorations adorn the 365-meter covered street.
Kosaka Tanabata Festival
Kosaka, Akita
A Tanabata festival held in early August along Kosaka's Meiji Hyakunen-dori. Floats bearing warrior figures reminiscent of Aomori's Nebuta parade through town to a distinctive chant.
Kamisu Tanabata Festival
Kamisu, Ibaraki
An evening Tanabata festival in the Shittenaka district of Kamisu, with decorations, stalls and stage events.
Noda Summer Festival Odori Tanabata
Noda, Chiba
A summer festival in the soy-sauce town of Noda, featuring traditional bamboo decorations and dance parades.
Takaoka Tanabata Festival
Takaoka, Toyama
One of Hokuriku's largest Tanabata festivals, held in August by the old calendar, with about 1,000 decorations and a 10m jumbo Tanabata.