Event Calendar
Check out Okayama's many seasonal events!
3 march
The historical district, Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter will light up with Shadow picture light,…
In Katsuyama, Maniwa City, about 160 houses and stores exhibit hina dolls. Visitors enjoy the hina d…
Admission on this day is free every year. Traditional Japanese events include mochi making, and shel…
Kurashiki Music Festival features unique musical entertainment from throughout the country. Festival…
Beautiful blossoms of 14 varieties of red and white plum bloom in a forest of 2,000 plum trees. Visi…
4 april
Beautiful cherry blossoms bloom along a 1.3 km long section of the Asahi River on the east side of O…
Selected for inclusion in the list of Japan’s Top 100 Beautiful Cherry Blossom sites, the beau…
Kojima Textile Festival is one of the largest events in Kojima, the birthplace of Japanese jeans. Th…
Kibiji Renge Matsuri (Festival) features traditional music and art, including Japanese drums and sac…
Visitors are treated to a magnificent view of purple and white wisteria petals blooming on a 900 m l…
Fuji Park features wisteria gathered from around the country, from as far away as Hokkaido in the no…
5 may
Heartland Kurashiki is the largest event held in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. This event …
This festival features 15,000 red, white and pink rhododendrons representing 100 varieties in bloom.…
Women in dark blue kimonos with white splash patterns and heads covered with hand towels demonstrate…
Last weekend of the month
Tamano Harbor Festival
Tamano Harbor Festival celebrates the ocean, the port, and boats. A Maritime Safety Agency patrol bo…