Festivals by month

Festivals in Japan in December

1 festival in December: when each one happens, where it is and how to plan around it.

2 – 3 Dec 2026Floats · SaitamaChichibu Night Festival2–3 December every yearA winter festival two hours from Tokyo, where six huge wooden floats covered in lanterns are pulled through the town of Chichibu on the night of 3 December while fireworks light up the cold sky.Same dates every year