Event Calendar
Check out Okayama's many seasonal events!
6 june
Early June
Ohaganishi Tanada (Rice Terrace) Festival
Ohaganishi Tanada (Rice Terrace) Festival takes place in 850 mortar-shaped rice terraces located in …
Early June
Unai Firefly Season
Unai is well known as a habitat for fireflies. From late May to early June, the area offers visitors…
The 2nd Sunday of the month
Korakuen Rice Planting Festival
Women wearing sedge hats and dark blue kimonos with white splash patterns plant rice seedlings by ha…
26th
Yubara Onsen - Day of Outdoor Baths
On June 26, national outdoor bath day (rotenburo), ceremonies and events to commemorate hot springs …
7 july
The 2nd weekend of the month
Hayashima Kurashiki Hanagoza Matsuri (Festival)
Hanagoza, specialty mats produced here, and other rush products are offered at special discount pric…
Late July
Kurashiki Tenryo Summer Festival
It is one of Kurashiki’s major summer festivals. The Daikan Bayashi-Odori Dance performed by m…
8 august
weekend of the month
Okayama Momotaro Matsuri (Festival)
Performed by dancers made up as ogres, Uraja is very famous. The climax of the festival is a dance t…
The 1st weekend of the month
Tsuyama Gongo Matsuri (Festival)
This festival celebrates the legend of a water sprite (kappa) that has been handed down through the …
Early August – Late August
Fantastic Summer Garden/U-jo (Crow Castle) Togenkyo
Korakuen Garden and Okayama Castle are illuminated with traditional Japanese-style lighting such as …
13th - 16th
Shiraishi-odori Dance
Shiraishi-odori Dance is thought to have been created on Shiraishijima Island to honor a samurai who…
14th – 16th
Bitchu Takahashi Matsuyama-odori Dance
This is a traditional Takahashi City dance that has been performed for over 380 years. Dancers wear …
16th
Wamoji-yaki & Fireworks
Around the same time as the famous Daimonji-yaki festival in Kyoto, the Wamoji festival takes place …
