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Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Festival
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
One of Japan's three great Tanabata festivals and the largest in the Kanto region, drawing about 1.5 million visitors over three days.
Orimono Thanksgiving Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival
Ichinomiya, Aichi
A major Tanabata festival in the textile city of Ichinomiya, expressing gratitude for weaving. The 2026 edition runs Jul 23-26 around Masumida Shrine.
Mobara Tanabata Festival
Mobara, Chiba
Counted among the three great Tanabata festivals of the Kanto area, this is one of Chiba's signature summer festivals.
Irumagawa Tanabata Festival
Sayama, Saitama
One of the three great Tanabata festivals of the Kanto region, with about 2,000 fireworks on the first night.
Kyo no Tanabata (Kyoto Tanabata Festival)
Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
A festival of light held across Kyoto in August for the old-calendar Tanabata. In 2026 it links up with Tanabata events around the city, with dates and programs varying by venue.
Sendai Tanabata Festival
Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi
One of Japan's largest Tanabata festivals, with roughly 400 years of history dating back to feudal lord Date Masamune. Around 3,000 lavish bamboo decorations fill central Sendai's arcades, drawing over two million visitors each year.
Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival
Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi
A roughly 600-year-old summer tradition of Yamaguchi City. Tens of thousands of red lanterns lit with real candle flames bathe the central arcades in a magical red glow, one of Japan's three great fire festivals.
Anjo Tanabata Festival
Anjo, Aichi
One of Japan's three great Tanabata festivals, alongside Sendai and Hiratsuka. The 73rd edition runs Aug 7-9, 2026 around JR Anjo Station.
Oita Tanabata Festival
Chuomachi, Oita City, Oita
A signature Oita summer festival in the city center, enlivened by the spirited 'Funai Pacchin' warrior floats and Tanabata decorations, drawing some 390,000 visitors over two days.
Kagoshima City Science Hall Tanabata Decoration
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
A recurring indoor Tanabata event where large bamboo with strips and streamers is displayed and visitors can add their own wishes, rain or shine.
Niigata Hakusan Shrine Tanabata Wind Chime Festival
Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata
A Tanabata wind chime festival at Niigata's guardian Hakusan Shrine, Jun 10 – Jul 20, 2026, with over 1,000 colorful chimes filling the grounds.
Asutamuland Tokushima Tanabata Planetarium
Itano, Tokushima
A Tanabata program at Asutamuland Tokushima's planetarium, telling the story of Orihime, Hikoboshi, and the Milky Way with live narration.
Plantopia Tanabata Festival
Echizen, Fukui
Held at Echizen's botanical garden; alongside hanging wishes on large bamboo, there are Tanabata lottery games and parent-child crafts, all amid lush greenery.
Awashima Shrine Tanabata Festival
Kada, Wakayama City, Wakayama
A Tanabata festival at Awashima Shrine in seaside Kada, famous for its doll memorial rites, where wishes are tied to bamboo at the shrine of dolls and needlework.
Hayashida Tanabata Festival
Hayashida-cho, Himeji, Hyogo
A Tanabata festival at the historic Former Miki Residence, a great Edo-period village headman's house, where heritage architecture meets bamboo decorations.