Chinese New Year Lanterns and Illuminations 2026
The Lantern Festival in Yokohama is the final day of Lunar New Year celebration.
The Lantern Festival in Yokohama is the final day of Lunar New Year celebration.
Celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival in Tokyo's own Chinatown in Yokohama.
The Miura-kaigan Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates an early blooming variety of cherry blossom.
The Katsuura Big Hina Doll Festival sees around 4,000 traditional Japanese dolls set up around Katsuura City in Chiba.
At this event farmers teach kids about where their food comes from.
Setagaya Plum Blossom Festival takes place at Hanegi Park from February until early March.
The plum festival at Mukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens has traditional shows (incl. a sparrow dance) as well as beautiful plum blossoms.
This plum blossom festival takes place at Ushi-Tenjin Kitano Shrine where the ancient poet Sugawara no Michizane, who was known for his love of the blooming flower, is enshrined.
These Chinese Traditional Performances are part of the Spring Festival Celebrations in Yokohama's Chinatown.
Get to know the origins of Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) at the Doll Floating Ceremony in Asakusa.
The Chinatown Celebration Parade is an event celebrating the birth of the Jade Emperor.
Experience Tokunoshima-an island in Kagoshima Prefecture- without leaving Tokyo.
Take a stroll through Matsuda's Yadoriki area, surrounded by crowds of people and Wintersweet shrubs.
Visit the Setsubun Mamemaki (soybean-throwing) Festival at Zōjōji Temple for good fortune.
Join the throngs of people in throwing beans to cleanse misfortune on the slopes of Mt Takao.
This is one of the largest ceremonies of its kind in Tokyo.
Find a warm cocktail you'd never have dreamed of at this unique drinking festival.
Watch out for Tengu on the busy streets of Shimokitazawa! Have your soybeans handy for when you see them, and keep your eyes peeled while enjoying the food stalls and festival.
The Chinatown Lion Dances are part of the Spring Festival Celebrations in Yokohama's Chinatown.