Kansai Tanabata Star Festivals
17 events
17 Tanabata events in Kansai for 2026. 2 currently open, 1 coming soon. Featured: Kyo no Tanabata (Kyoto Tanabata Festival).
Kyo no Tanabata (Kyoto Tanabata Festival)
Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
Light installations along Horikawa and the Nijo Castle illumination
Kifune Shrine Tanabata Bamboo Light-up
Kurama-Kibune-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto
Lantern-lit stone steps framed by Tanabata decorations
Omiwa Shrine Tanabata Festival
Miwa, Sakurai, Nara
Tanabata bamboo before the hall facing sacred Mt. Miwa
Awashima Shrine Tanabata Festival
Kada, Wakayama City, Wakayama
Tanabata bamboo by the seaside shrine
Hayashida Tanabata Festival
Hayashida-cho, Himeji, Hyogo
Bamboo decorations within the historic Miki Residence
Okage Yokocho Tanabata Sekku
Uji-Nakanokiri-cho, Ise, Mie
Bamboo and wish-card decorations along Edo-style streets
Konan Nigiwai Tanabata Festa
Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo
Wish cards on large bamboo along the shopping street
Isshinden Tanabata Festival
Isshinden, Tsu, Mie
Handmade bamboo decorations and a stroll through the historic temple town
Sumadera-mae Shopping Street Tanabata Festival
Sumadera-cho, Suma Ward, Kobe, Hyogo
Temple-town stalls and bamboo decorations
Sumiyoshi Taisha Tanabata Festival
Sumiyoshi, Sumiyoshi Ward, Osaka
Light displays across the arched bridge and gardens
Samegai Trout Farm Tanabata Festival
Maibara, Shiga
'Wakuwaku Kids' 7 Experiences' including catch-your-own-fish
Hatamono Shrine Tanabata Festival
Kuraji, Katano, Osaka
Five-colored wish cards on eight-meter bamboo
Yakawa Shrine Tanabata Festival
Konan-cho, Koka, Shiga
Spectacular hand-held tezutsu fireworks shooting flames skyward
Osaka Tenmangu Hoshiai Tanabata Festival
Tenjinbashi, Kita Ward, Osaka
Passing through seven chinowa rings for blessings
Reiwa OSAKA Milky Way Legend
Chuo Ward, Osaka (Okawa River near Tenmabashi)
Countless blue wish stars drifting on the river
Kimiidera Tanabata & Gion Festival
Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama
Ritual burning of wish-laden bamboo
Yuasa Tanabata Festival (Benzaiten)
Shimanouchi, Yuasa, Arida, Wakayama
Tanabata streamers and night stalls along the streets