Shikoku Tanabata Star Festivals

11 events

11 Tanabata events in Shikoku. 3 with 2026 dates, 8 showing the last edition's dates (next dates not yet announced).

Ended

Jun 13 - Jul 7, 2025Last edition

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.

Ended

Jun 25 - Jul 7, 2025Last edition

Kochi Ryoma Airport Tanabata Decorations

Nankoku, Kochi

Bamboo decorations are set up in the Kochi Ryoma Airport terminal where anyone can write and hang a wish; a tradition spanning over 20 years.

Ended

Jun 27 - Jul 7, 2025Last edition

Kirakira Tanabata Festival (Takamatsu Children's Future Museum)

Takamatsu, Kagawa

A children's Tanabata event at the Takamatsu Children's Future Museum, with hands-on decoration making and wish-writing.

Ended

Jun 28 - Jul 7, 2025Last edition

Shimobun Tanabata Decorations

Kamiyama, Tokushima

A community-made Tanabata display in Kamiyama's Shimobun area, running over 20 years, with a giant ~25m bamboo lit up at night.

Ended

Jul 1 – Jul 7, 2025Last edition

Zentsuji Tanabata Pilgrimage (Nanakasho-mairi)

Zentsuji, Kagawa

A Tanabata-week event in Zentsuji, birthplace of Kukai; tied to the seven-temple pilgrimage, bamboo and wishes appear across town with a Tanabata fair at ZEN Cube and lantern displays.

Ended

Jul 4, 2025Last edition

Tokushima Zoo Tanabata Festival

Tokushima City, Tokushima

An annual Tanabata event at Tokushima Zoo themed around the polar bear 'Pororo,' where visitors hang wishes on bamboo and learn about the environment.

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Ended

Jul 11, 2025Last edition

Naruto Shore Marche Tanabata Festival

Naruto, Tokushima

A Tanabata-themed night marche at Uchinoumi Sogo Park, highlighted by a mass release of sky lanterns.

Ended

Jul 12, 2025Last edition

International Exchange Tanabata Yukata Party

Niihama, Ehime

An international exchange Tanabata event in yukata at Niihama Women's Plaza, with wish-strip making and friendly mingling over light refreshments.

Ended

Jun 26 – Aug 7, 2026

Dogo Tanabata Story

Matsuyama, Ehime

A Tanabata decoration event coloring the Asuka-no-Yu bathhouse and Dogo shopping arcade with wish strips, wind chimes, and light-ups.

Ended

Jul 7 – Jul 12, 2026

Susaki Tanabata Kazari

Susaki, Kochi

At a Taisho-era merchant-house gallery, displays of Susaki/Kochi bamboo decorations and straw 'wara-uma' horses; a Saturday-night lantern fair and a concurrent Vietnamese lantern show.

Ended

Aug 8-9, 2026

Miki Town Ikenobe Tanabata Festival

Ikenobe, Miki, Kagawa

A leading Kagawa Tanabata festival since 1952; about 500 bamboo poles line the shopping street with tanzaku and kusudama, plus stages, stalls, and first-night fireworks.