EVENTS
Hokkaido Tanabata Star Festivals
6 events
6 Tanabata events in Hokkaido for 2026.
ENDED
Jul 4-5, 2026
Otaru Sakaimachi Tanabata Festival
Otaru, Hokkaido
The Japanese-umbrella "Starfall Corridor" and Milky Way light-up tunnel
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Jul 7, 2026
Hakodate Tanabata "Rosoku-morai" (Candle Begging)
Hakodate, Hokkaido
Children singing "please give me a candle" door to door
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Aug 1, 2026
Rekka Tanabata Festival (Asahikawa Summer Festival)
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Floats and bearers parading through the night pedestrian mall
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Aug 4-7, 2026
Obihiro Tanabata Fest in Hirokoji
Obihiro, Hokkaido
Lavish Tanabata streamers covering the entire arcade
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Aug 7, 2026
Tanabata "Rosoku-morai" at the Historical Village of Hokkaido
Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Touring historic houses while singing to receive candy
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Aug 7, 2026
Itsukushima Shrine Tanabata Water Festival
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Wish-strip rituals and an evening candle light-up