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Japanese Festivals in October

October is autumn in Japan, and 119 festivals in this guide take place this month. Exact dates change every year — each festival's page links to its official website for the current schedule.

• Aka Renga Fesuta ( Maizuru ) 赤れんがフェスタ (舞鶴)
  Kyoto · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Banshū Aki Matsuri 播州の秋祭り
  Hyogo · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Benkei festival 弁慶まつり
  Wakayama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Chichibu Yoshida No Ryuusei 秩父吉田の龍勢
  Saitama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Daimokutate 題目立
  Nara · October · Tradition
• Daimon Hikiyama Matsuri 大門曳山まつり
  Toyama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Deyanna Matsuri でやんな祭
  Shimane · March, October · Shinto ritual
• Doburoku Matsuri どぶろく祭り
  Gifu · October · Wikimedia disambiguation page
• Doi taikomatsuri 土居太鼓祭り
  Ehime · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Fuchuu Danjiri Matsuri 府中だんじり祭
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Fujisawa Kou No Shima Hanabitaikai ふじさわ江の島花火大会
  Kanagawa · October · Fireworks festival
• Fukai Danjiri Festival 深井だんじり祭り
  Osaka · October · Danjiri Matsuri
• Furuichi Danjiri Matsuri 古市だんじり祭
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Grand Tsukemen Festival 大つけ麺博
  Tokyo · October · Food festival
• Hakata Okunchi 博多おくんち
  Hakata-ku, Fukuoka · October · Reisai
• Handa Dashi Matsuri はんだ山車まつり
  Aichi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hirakata Dai Kiku-Ningyō ひらかた大菊人形
  Hirakata, Osaka · October–November · Flower festival
• Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Foliage Festival 弘前城菊と紅葉まつり
  Shimoshirogane-chō, Aomori · October · Japanese festival
• Horo Musha Gyouretsu 幌武者行列
  Toyama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hōjōzu Hikiyama Matsuri 放生津曳山祭
  Toyama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Hōrai Matsuri ほうらい祭り
  Hakusan, Ishikawa · October · Reisai
• Icu Matsuri ICU祭
  Tokyo · January, October, November · University festival
• Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival 伊万里トンテントン祭り
  Saga · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ise Matsuri 伊勢まつり
  Ise, Mie · September–October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Iwafune Taisai 岩船大祭
  Niigata · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Iwamura Machi Aki Matsuri Gyouji 岩村町秋祭行事
  Gifu · September–October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Izumi Danjiri Matsuri 和泉だんじり祭
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Izumiootsu Danjiri Matsuri 泉大津だんじり祭り
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Jidai Matsuri 時代祭
  Kyoto · October · Japanese festival
• Jingū Shikinen Sengū 神宮式年遷宮
  Ise, Mie · October · Shikinen-sai
• Kaizuka Danjiri Matsuri 貝塚だんじり祭
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kakegawa Matsuri 掛川祭
  Shizuoka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kaketsuka Kifune Jinja Sairei 掛塚貴船神社祭礼
  Shizuoka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kameoka Matsuri 亀岡祭
  Kyoto · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kannazuki 神無月
  Shimane · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kanuma Imamiya Shrine Festival 鹿沼今宮神社祭の屋台行事
  Kanuma, Tochigi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Katsuyama Festival 勝山まつり
  Okayama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kawagoe Hikawa Festival 川越氷川祭
  Kawagoe, Saitama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kawanoe Taiko Matsuri 川之江太鼓祭り
  Ehime · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kebesu Sai ケベス祭
  Oita · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kinoene Aki Matsuri 甲子秋まつり
  Shizuoka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kinomoto Matsuri 木本まつり
  Kumano, Mie · October · Reisai
• Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 岸和田十月祭礼
  Kishiwada, Osaka · October · Danjiri Matsuri
• Ko You Jinja No Kugutsushi No Mato Sumou 古要神社の傀儡子の舞と相撲
  Oita · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Komatsu Matsuri 小松祭り
  Ehime · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kotohiki Hachimangū Taisai 琴弾八幡宮大祭
  Kagawa · October · Reisai
• Kounosu Hanabitaikai こうのす花火大会
  Saitama · October · Fireworks festival
• Kumano shrine 熊野神社
  Chiba · March, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kumatori Danjiri Matsuri 熊取だんじり祭
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kurama Himatsuri 鞍馬の火祭
  Kyoto · October · Reisai
• Kurihara Manyou Matsuri くりはら万葉祭
  Miyagi · September–October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kuze Danjiri Matsuri 久世だんじり祭り
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kuze Matsuri 久世祭り
  Maniwa, Okayama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
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  Kyoto · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Life Release 放生会
  Oita · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Maebashi Matsuri 前橋まつり
  Gunma · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Maihara 米原市
  Shiga · October · City of Japan
• Maizuru Sakana Matsuri まいづる魚まつり
  Kyoto · October · Food festival
• Mamekarasan Matsuri まめからさん祭り
  Miyagi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Maruoka Kojō Matsuri 丸岡古城まつり
  Sakai, Fukui · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Matsuyama Aki Matsuri 松山秋祭り
  Matsuyama, Ehime · September–October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Miare Festival みあれ祭
  Fukuoka · October · Shinto ritual
• Michinoku Yosakoi Matsuri みちのくYOSAKOIまつり
  Sendai, Miyagi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Minamikawachi Danjiri Matsuri 南河内だんじり祭り
  Osaka · July, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Mitani Matsuri 三谷祭
  Aichi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Musubi Shrine 皇産霊神社
  Chiba · October · Wikimedia disambiguation page
• Nada no kenka matsuri 灘のけんか祭り
  Shirahama, Hyogo · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Nagasaki Kunchi 長崎くんち
  Nagasaki · October · Kunchi
• Nagoya Festival 名古屋まつり
  Aichi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Naha Great Tug-of-War Festival 那覇まつり
  Okinawa · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Naniwa Yodogawa Fireworks Festival なにわ淀川花火大会
  Osaka · October · Fireworks festival
• Natsuyama Fire Festival 夏山八幡宮火祭り
  Aichi · September–October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Nihonmatsu Lantern Festival 二本松の提灯祭り
  Nihonmatsu, Fukushima · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Niihama Taiko Festival 新居浜太鼓祭り
  Niihama, Ehime · October · Autumn Matsuri
• Noto Kiriko Matsuri 能登キリコ祭り
  Ishikawa · July, October · Form of festival
• Nukata No Dashi Gyouji 額田のダシ行事
  Kyoto · October · Japanese festival
• Okayama Momotarou Matsuri おかやま桃太郎まつり
  Okayama · August, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Okina-mai of Naratsuhiko-jinja 奈良豆比古神社の翁舞
  Nara · October · Type of dance
• Okinawa No Sangyou Matsuri 沖縄の産業まつり
  Okinawa · October · Exhibition
• Oodaka Matsuri 大高祭り
  Aichi · October · Reisai
• Ooishi Rikumatsuri 大石りくまつり
  Hyogo · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ookubo Hachimanguu Aki Matsuri 大窪八幡宮秋祭り
  Akashi, Hyogo · October · Autumn Matsuri
• Oota Matsuri 大田まつり
  Aichi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ootori Danjiri Matsuri 鳳だんじり祭り
  Osaka · October · Danjiri Matsuri
• Owari Tsushima Autumn Festival 尾張津島秋まつり
  Tsushima, Aichi · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Renzan Kuruma 連山車
  Fukushima · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Saijo Festival 西条祭り
  Ehime · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Saitama Shimin Matsuri さいたま市民まつり
  Saitama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Sakai Matsuri 堺まつり
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Sake Matsuri 酒まつり
  Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima · October · Food festival
• Sakura No Aki Matsuri 佐倉の秋祭り
  Sakura, Chiba · October · Autumn Matsuri
• Sawara Float Festival 佐原の大祭
  Katori, Chiba · July, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Senshuu Yosakoi Eejanaika Matsuri 泉州YOSAKOIゑぇじゃないか祭り
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Shirahige Jinja No Dengaku 白鬚神社の田楽
  Saga · October · Japanese festival
• Tachibana Kenkadanjiri Matsuri 橘けんかだんじり祭り
  Tokushima · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Takaishi Danjiri Matsuri 高石だんじり祭
  Osaka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Takayama Festival 高山祭
  Takayama, Gifu · April, October · Reisai
• Takefu Chrysanthemum Doll Festival たけふ菊人形
  Echizen, Fukui · October · Flower festival
• Takengei 竹ン芸
  Nagasaki · October · Performance
• Tana No No Senryou Matsuri 棚野の千両祭
  Kyoto · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tori Kenshin Sha 鳥見神社
  Chiba · May, October · Wikimedia disambiguation page
• Touyo Matsuri 東予祭り
  Ehime · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Toyohama Chōsa Festival 豊浜ちょうさ祭
  Kan'onji, Kagawa · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tsu Matsuri 津まつり
  Mie · February, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tsukuno Danjiri Matsuri 津久野だんじり祭
  Nishi-ku, Osaka · October · Japanese festival
• Tsuyama Matsuri 津山まつり
  Okayama · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tōge no Kunitori Tsunahiki Gassen 峠の国盗り綱引き合戦
  Shizuoka · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ueno Tenjin Festival 上野天神祭
  Iga, Mie · October · Reisai
• Urayasu Sansha Matsuri 浦安三社祭
  Chiba · June, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Usa Jinguu Ugan Nou 宇佐神宮御神能
  Oita · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Yahagi Shrine Autumn Grand Festival 矢作神社秋の大祭
  Yahagi-chō, Okazaki, Aichi · October · Reisai
• Yatsushiro Zenkoku Hanabi Kyougitaikai やつしろ全国花火競技大会
  Yatsushiro, Kumamoto · October · Fireworks festival
• Yokkaichi Matsuri 四日市祭
  Mie · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Yokosuka Kaikoku Fireworks Festival よこすか開国花火大会
  Yokosuka, Kanagawa · August, September, October · Fireworks festival
• Yosakoi Sasebo Matsuri YOSAKOIさせぼ祭り
  Nagasaki · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Zenkoku Janbo Usagi Fesuteibaru 全国ジャンボうさぎフェスティバル
  Akita · October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ōgaki Jūmangoku Matsuri 大垣十万石まつり
  Ōgaki-shi, Gifu · September–October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ōgane Benten Taisai 洪鐘弁天大祭
  Kamakura, Kanagawa · April, October · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Ōyama Senmaida 大山千枚田
  Kamogawa, Chiba · October · Terrace