Chugoku Tanabata Star Festivals

11 events

11 Tanabata events in Chugoku. 7 with 2026 dates, 4 showing the last edition's dates (next dates not yet announced). Featured: Yamaguchi Tanabata Lantern Festival.

EndedPick

Aug 6-7, 2026

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.

Ended

Jul 1-10, 2025Last edition

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.

Ended

Jul 4-12, 2025Last edition

Seisotei Tanabata Festival

Tamashima, Kurashiki City, Okayama

A Tanabata festival at the historic Seisotei residence in Tamashima. Bamboo decorations and wish strips are displayed, and an atmospheric Seisotei Tanabata Concert is held.

Ended

Jul 4, 2025Last edition

Tanabata CATCH the STAR Festival

Tottori City, Tottori

A Tanabata event hosted by Tottori, the self-styled 'Star-Catching Prefecture.' Enjoy music and calligraphy at the Torigin Bunka Kaikan courtyard, then gaze at the starry sky after sunset.

Ended

Aug 7, 2025Last edition

Uchimachi Tanabata-san

Yonago City, Tottori

A traditional Tanabata observance carried on for about 230 years in Yonago's old castle-town district of Uchimachi. Bamboo decorations rise on the month-delayed date of August 7.

Ended

Jul 1-7, 2026

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.

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Ended

Jul 4, 2026

Takehara Tanabata Festival

Takehara City, Hiroshima

A summer festival decorating the Aifuru 316 arcade in Takehara, a 'little Kyoto.' Dance and taiko, bingo and around 30 food stalls bring lively crowds.

Ended

Jul 7, 2026

Saijo Inari Tanabata Festival

Kita Ward, Okayama

A Tanabata festival held every July 7 at Saijo Inari, one of Japan's three great Inari shrines. Special prayers for good relationships are offered, with wish strips and amulets given to worshippers.

Ended

Jul 10-11, 2026

Fukuyama Torimachi Tanabata Festival

Fukuyama City, Hiroshima

A Tanabata festival along Fukuyama's Hondori and Funamachi arcades, famous for the 'Umbrella Sky Street' of about 600 umbrellas painted by local children.

Ended

Jul 18, 2026

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.

Ended

Aug 6, 2026

Daito Tanabata Festival

Daito, Unnan, Shimane

A 450-year-old summer festival said to originate in 1574; children carrying Tanabata decorations parade with giant lanterns and floats, closing with about 1,500 fireworks over the Aka River.