Festivals by month
Festivals in Japan in July
3 festivals in July: when each one happens, where it is and how to plan around it.
- 1 – 31 Jul 2027Floats · KyotoGion Matsuri1–31 July every yearKyoto's month-long July festival, run by Yasaka Shrine for more than a thousand years. Its high point is the parade of 34 towering wooden floats through the city centre on 17 and 24 July.Same dates every year
- 1 – 15 Jul 2027Floats · FukuokaHakata Gion Yamakasa1–15 July every yearFor the first half of July, Fukuoka's old merchant district of Hakata comes alive with float races. Teams in loincloths and short coats run with one-tonne floats on their shoulders, ending in a timed dawn race on 15 July.Same dates every year
- 24 – 25 Jul 2027Fireworks · OsakaTenjin Matsuri24–25 July every yearOne of Japan's three great festivals, held by Osaka Tenmangu Shrine since 951. On the night of 25 July about 100 lantern-lit boats sail the Okawa river while fireworks burst overhead.Same dates every year