Matsuri BiyoriCalendar of Japan's UNESCO-listed festivals
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Spring festivals in Japan

Spring (Mar – May) has 15 UNESCO-listed festivals. Here are the 2027 dates for “Hitachi Furyumono”, “Inuyama Festival Yama Float Event”, “Atobe no Odori Nenbutsu” and more, in date order.

Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Hitachi Furyumono

Hitachi, Ibaraki

Estimate Sat, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 4, 2027

Estimate (unconfirmed)
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Inuyama Festival Yama Float Event

Inuyama, Aichi

Sat, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 4, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Illustration · photos wanted
Furyu-odori

Atobe no Odori Nenbutsu

Saku, Nagano

Sun, Apr 4, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Nagahama Hikiyama Festival Float Event

Nagahama, Shiga

Fri, Apr 9 – Sat, Apr 17, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Furyu-odori

Yasuraibana

Kita Ward, Kyoto (Imamiya Shrine, Genbu Shrine, Kawakami Daijingusha, Kamigamo), Kyoto

Sun, Apr 11, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Takayama Festival Yatai Float Event

Takayama, Gifu

Wed, Apr 14 – Thu, Apr 15, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Furukawa Festival Okoshi-daiko and Yatai Float Event

Hida, Gifu

Mon, Apr 19 – Tue, Apr 20, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Takaoka Mikurumayama Festival Float Event

Takaoka, Toyama

Fri, Apr 30 – Sat, May 1, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Chiryu Dashi Bunraku and Karakuri

Chiryu, Aichi

Sun, May 2 – Mon, May 3, 2027

Not held in 2027
Illustration · photos wanted
Furyu-odori

Omi Konan no San'yare Odori

Kusatsu and Ritto, Shiga

Mon, May 3 – Wed, May 5, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Illustration · photos wanted
Furyu-odori

Omi no Kenketo Matsuri Naginata Furi

Moriyama, Koka, Higashiomi and Ryuo, Shiga

Mon, May 3 – Wed, May 5, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Seihakusai Festival Hikiyama Float Event

Nanao, Ishikawa

Mon, May 3 – Wed, May 5, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Kamezaki Shiohi Festival Float Event

Handa, Aichi

Mon, May 3 – Tue, May 4, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Johana Shinmeigu Shrine Festival Hikiyama Float Event

Johana, Nanto, Toyama

Tue, May 4 – Wed, May 5, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule
Yama, Hoko, Yatai

Ogaki Festival Yama Float Event

Ogaki, Gifu

Sat, May 8 – Sun, May 9, 2027

Calculated from the usual rule

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