This page shows various events in and around Tsukuba. If you want to find any events held in far place from Tsukuba city, I found the home page of Japan National Tourist Organization, "zmy's Mikoshi Homepage", and "Guide for Japanese Festivals" helpful to find major events around Tokyo and Japan.
Some of the items below are picked up from rather old documents, so the editor recommend you to assure the schedule before visiting to any event in this list.
2025 Jan.8(Wed) --TJ (Shiio, Sakuragawa) The year's first prayer for Yakushi Buddha at Yakuo-in temple
2025 Jan.10(Fri) (?) --TJ (Yamajiri, Shimotsuma) Archery ceremony at Kashima shrine in Yamajiri
2025 Jan.10(Fri) (??) 9:00-16:00-STJ (Sunamachi, Ryugasaki) First prayer in Iou-in temple
2025 Jan.11(Sat) (?) --TJ (Yachiyo) Annicersary feast of Akiba-jinja shrine
2025 Jan.11(Sat) (?) -STJ (Oonogou, Joso) Prayer for dolls at Ohnogoh Tenmangu shrine
2025 Jan.11(Sat) (??) 16:00-19:00-STJ (Toride) Dondo fire by Tone river
2025 Jan.11(Sat) (??) 9:30-14:00-STJ (Toride) Kite festival by Tone river
2025 Jan.11(Sat) 14:00-18:00 --TJ (HonSodo, Shimotsuma) Setsubun feast at Muneto jinja shrine
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) --T- (Tanaka, Tsukuba) Dondo yaki fire
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) --TJ (Yokomachi, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Yasaka shrine (archery ceremony)
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) --TJ (Matsuzuka, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) 11:00-12:30RSTJ (Gakuen-oohashi brg., Tsuchiura) "Dondon yaki" fire at Gakuen ohashi bridge over Sakura gawa river
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) 12:00-13:00--TJ (Toh'higashi, Tsukuba) Dondo yaki fire
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) 13:30-14:30--TJ (Kami-iwasaki, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Hiyoshi shrine (Ceremony of traditional archery)
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) 15:00- --T- (Takarada, Tsukuba) Torinbo (Dondo yaki fire)
2025 Jan.12(Sun) (??) 18:00- --TJ (Hanawaze,etc., Sakuragawa) Dondon fire ceremony
2025 Jan.12(Sun) 13:30-14:30 R-TJ (Nakane, Tsukuba) Ceremony of "Yabusame," a traditional archery at Hachiryu shrine
2025 Jan.12(Sun) 8:30-10:00 --TJ (Nishi-maruyama, TsukubaMirai) Kito-Bayashi traditional music in Nishi-maruyama
2025 Jan.13(Mon) - Coming-of-Age Day (prayer at major shrines)
2025 Jan.13(Mon) (??) 11:00-18:00-STJ (Oomachi, Chikusei) Markets of Dharma dolls along Omachi street
2025 Jan.13(Mon) (??) 9:00-18:00-STJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Markets of Dharma dolls
2025 Jan.13(Mon) 10:00-15:30 RSTJ (Kami-cho, Sakai) Dharma doll market
2025 Jan.14(Tue) (??) 18:00- --TJ (Hanawaze,etc., Sakuragawa) Dondon fire ceremony
2025 Jan.15(Wed) - "Dondo yaki" fire (at several colonies)
2025 Jan.15(Wed) (?) --TJ (Saiki, Tsukuba) Saiki bayashi traditional music
2025 Jan.15(Wed) (?) --TJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Archery ceremony at Daiho-Hachiman-gu shrine
2025 Jan.17(Fri) -STJ (Shitamachi, Ryugasaki) Year's first explosure of Kan'non statue at Ryugasaki-kan'non temple
2025 Jan.17(Fri)-19(Sun) --TJ (Kajiuchi, Chikusei) Goma fire mass at Kajiuchi-kan'non temple (no events)
2025 Jan.18(Sat) --TJ (Inaoka, Tsukuba) Performance of traditional Shishimai dance (recently abolished)
2025 Jan.18(Sat) --TJ (Yoshiu, Ishioka) Anniversary feast of Saiko-in temple (no events)
2025 Jan.18(Sat) (?) --TJ (Onoko, Shimotsuma) 小野子千手観音御開帳
2025 Jan.18(Sat) (??) 15:30-16:00R-TJ (Oda, Tsukuba) Dondo yaki fire
2025 Jan.24(Fri) -STJ (Mt. Atagoyama, Kasama) Anniversary feast of Atago shrine
2025 Jan.24(Fri) (??) 11:00- --TJ (Shimo-takatsu, Tsuchiura) Spring feast of Atago shrine in Shimotakatsu
2025 Jan.24(Fri) (??) 12:00-13:00--TJ (Tokizaki, Inashiki) a traditional archery at Hachiman-jinja shrine of Tokizaki
2025 Jan.24(Fri) 10:00-12:00 -STJ (Edosaki, Inashiki) Yudate prayer with splashing hot water at Atago-jinja shrine
2025 Jan.25(Sat) --TJ (Kido, Chikusei) Anniversary feast of Kido shrine (no events)
2025 Jan.25(Sat) (?) -SMJ (Kamigo, Tsukuba) Family kite festival
2025 Jan.25(Sat) 6:30-20:00 RSTJ (Oonogou, Joso) The year's first prayer for Tenjin at Ohnogoh Tenmangu shrine (ceremony of archery at 6:30am)
2025 Jan.26(Sun) --TJ (Hayao, Tone) Aniversary feast of Tenjinja shrine in Hayao (stands)
2025 Jan.26(Sun) (??) 10:30-13:30-SMJ (Fuminari-bashi brg., TsukubaMirai) Kite contest near Fuminari-bashi bridge
2025 Jan.27(Mon) (??) --TJ (Nishimachi, Shimotsuma) 参道地不動院初不動登竜門くぐり
2025 Jan.28(Tue) --TJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) The year's first prayer for Fudo-Myouou at Mikko-ji temple
2025 Jan.28(Tue) -STJ (Tozaki, Kasumigaura) Fair of Haraobi-jizo (stands)
2025 Jan.28(Tue) (??) --TJ (Imaizumi, Shimotsuma) Anniversary feast of Imaizumi Fudo temple
2025 Feb.2(Sun) - Setsubun, the eve of the begining of the spring (at major shrines)
2025 Feb.2(Sun) R-TJ (Soja, Ishioka) Setsubun feast at Sohja-gu shrine (big lion dance)
2025 Feb.2(Sun) RSTJ (Oomachi, Chikusei) Setsubun feast at Haguro shrine (ceremony at 15:00, 17:00, 18:00 and 19:00)
2025 Feb.2(Sun) RSTJ (Kasama, Kasama) Setsubun feast at Kasama Inari shrine (ceremony at 15:00 and 19:00)
2025 Feb.2(Sun) RSTJ (Uemachi, Ryugasaki) Setsubun feast at Yasaka shrine (market of Dharma dolls)
2025 Feb.2(Sun) (??) 10:00-16:00-STJ (Kurogo, Chikusei) Setsubun feast at Senmyo-ji temple in Kurogo
2025 Feb.2(Sun) 15:00-20:00 RSTJ (Aba, Inashiki) Setsubun feast at Oosugi shrine (18:00-20:00 Kagura dance)
2025 Feb.2(Sun) 18:00 -STJ (Takada, Inashiki) Setsubun feast at Takada shrine
2025 Feb.2(Sun) 18:00- --TJ (Takasai, Shimotsuma) Setsubun feast at Shimotsuma shrine
2025 Feb.2(Sun) 19:00- --TJ (Shimo-Takatsu, Tsuchiura) Setsubun feast at Atago shrine in Shimotakatsu
2025 Feb.2(Sun) 19:30 RSTJ (Oonogou, Joso) Setsubun feast at Ohnogoh Tenmangu shrine
2025 Feb.2(Sun) 19:30- -STJ (Nishi-ohashi, Tsukuba) Setsubun-e feast at Anpuku-ji temple
2025 Feb.3(Mon) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Ceremony for avoiding misfortune at Kabasan shrine
2025 Feb.4(Tue) --TJ (Furuku, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Kashima shrine
2025 Feb.4(Tue) RSTJ (Kuribara, Tsukuba) Star ceremony for the Grand Dipper at Hokuto-ji temple
2025 Feb.4(Tue)-3(Mon) (??) 10:00-17:00RSMJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) "Hina-Matsuri" (Display of many Hina-ningyo small dolls of old japanese nobles)
2025 Feb.5(Wed) (?) --TJ (MukoIshige, Joso) Archery and sumo ceremony at Katori shrine in Muko-Ishige
2025 Feb.5(Wed) 11:00-17:00 RSTJ (Usui, Tsukuba) Markets of Dharma dolls at Iina shrine
2025 Feb.5(Wed)-11(Tue) -STJ (Izumi, Tsukuba) Spring prayer at Keiryu-ji temple
2025 Feb.6(Thu) - Fox daemon's day (private ceremonies are held in many shrines)
2025 Feb.6(Thu) 15:00 R-TJ (Tsuji, Chikusei) Religional ceremony of "walking on fire" in Tsuji
2025 Feb.6(Thu) 7:30-17:00 -STJ (Kasama, Kasama) Memorial day of foundatioin at Kasama Inari shrine
2025 Feb.8(Sat) --TJ (Gomita, Sakuragawa) 五味田の大わらじ
2025 Feb.8(Sat) RSTJ (Izumi, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Keiryu-ji temple("Mamemaki", 13:00-15:00, Many stands)
2025 Feb.9(Sun) (??) 9:00- --TJ (Kitaki, Kashima) Shishi-mai dance in Kitaki
2025 Feb.9(Sun)-11(Tue) 15:00- RSTJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Lunatic new year's day in Tsukuba-san shrine
2025 Feb.10(Mon) (?) --TJ (Sasagi, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Feb.11(Tue) (??) 10:00- -SMJ (Tone) Kite festival
2025 Feb.11(Tue) 10:30-12:00 RSTJ (HitachiOota) Performance of Dengaku play at Higashi Kanasa shrine
2025 Feb.12(Wed) 10:30-17:00 -STJ (Toozaki-cho, Tsuchiura) "Jakamokojan" feast of Washinomiya shrine ("Miso-oden," grilled taros, tofu and konnyaku)
2025 Feb.13(Thu) (?) --TJ (Toozaki-cho, Tsuchiura) Anniversary feast of Washi shrine
2025 Feb.15(Sat) --TJ (Furuku, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Feb.15(Sat) --TJ (Yatabe, Tsukuba) Ceremony for the Buddha in Nirvana at Chotoku-ji temple
2025 Feb.15(Sat) 17:00-20:00 --TJ (Ryojuku, Namekata) Saido lantern parade
2025 Feb.18(Tue) --TJ (Manabe, Tsuchiura) Spring feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Feb.18(Tue) --TJ (Tanaka, Tsukuba) Prayer for good harvest at Hie shrine
2025 Feb.18(Tue) (??) --TJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Tsuina ceremony ("Setsubun") at Ohmido temple
2025 Feb.18(Tue) (??) -SMJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Plum fair at Tsukuba-san plum garden
2025 Feb.18(Tue) 11:00- --TJ (Mita, Shimotsuma) 初大師護摩供養 at Mitsuzoin temple
2025 Feb.19(Wed) (?) --TJ (Uenomuro, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Feb.20(Thu) (?) --TJ (Kamizakai, Tsukuba) Spring feast of Sugatami shrine
2025 Feb.20(Thu) 9:00-15:00 -STJ (Hinosawa, Tsukuba) Feast of Tsukiyomi shrine in Hinosawa (stands, Kagura music 9:00-12:00)
2025 Feb.22(Sat) -STJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Feast of Gassuiseki jinja shrine (Distribution of blessed eggs)
2025 Feb.23(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Tsuchiura) Kite festival in Kasumigaura-Sogo-Koen park
2025 Feb.23(Sun) (??) 9:00-11:00-SMJ (Hirasawa, Tsukuba) 平沢官衙遺跡歴史ひろば春の芝焼き
2025 Feb.24(Mon) --TJ (Yatabe, Tsukuba) Ceremony for Jizo Bodhisattva at Chotoku-ji temple
2025 Feb.24(Mon) (?) --TJ (Oo, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Kashima shrine
2025 Feb.25(Tue) (??) --TJ (Chuo 1-chome, Tsuchiura) Feast of Tenmangu shrine
2025 Feb.25(Tue) 8:00-19:00 --TJ (Oonogou, Joso) The second prayer for Tenjin at Ohnogoh Tenmangu shrine
2025 Feb.26(Wed) (?) --TJ (Konda, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Mar.1(Sat) (?) --TJ (Yokomachi, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Mar.2(Sun) -STJ (Takasai, Shimotsuma) Dosojin feast at Takasai shrine (known for "Sayaribo" charms)
2025 Mar.2(Sun) RSTJ (Onabake, Ushiku) Aniversary feast at Onabake shrine (many pot plant markets)
2025 Mar.3(Mon) --TJ (Nishi-nodera, Kasumigaura) Anniversary feast of Tayasu shrine (traditional "Kagura" dance(?))
2025 Mar.3(Mon) 13:00-16:00 R-TJ (Sekimoto, Chikusei) Daida-kagura shintoism dance of Sekimoto shrine
2025 Mar.4(Tue) --TJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Prayer for good harvest at Tsukuba-san shrine
2025 Mar.9(Sun) 12:00-16:00 RSTJ (Kyuchu, Kashima) Saito-sai parade of Kashima-jingu shrine
2025 Mar.15(Sat) (??) 8:30-15:00R-TJ (Koga) 渡良瀬遊水地のヨシ焼き
2025 Mar.16(Sun) (??) 10:30- -STJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Shirai-za's Joruri marionette show (at Makabe city welfare center)
2025 Mar.16(Sun) (??) 11:00-13:00-STJ (Tokiwa-machi, Mito) Parade of portable shrine around Tokiwa shrine
2025 Mar.16(Sun) (??) 11:00-14:00-STJ (Yamato, Sakuragawa) Demonstration of local traditional music by children (at Yamato Fureai center)
2025 Mar.17(Mon) 10:00-12:00 -STJ (Kajiuchi, Chikusei) Goma fire mass at Kajiuchi-kan'non temple
2025 Mar.21(Fri) (?) --TJ (Matsubara, Chikusei) Hyottoko humorous traditional dance at Matsubara shrine
2025 Mar.23(Sun) --TJ (Onabake, Ushiku) Spring feast at Onabake shrine
2025 Mar.23(Sun)-6(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Central Tsuchiura, Tsuchiura) Cherry blossom festival (fleamarket, masquerade)
2025 Mar.24(Mon) 10:30- -STJ (Kakeuma, Ami) Buddhism prayer for children's growth at Mantokuji temple
2025 Mar.28(Fri) --TJ (Kangori, Tsukuba) Silkworm feast at Kokage shrine
2025 Mar.29(Sat)-30(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Wadai, Tsukuba) Cherry blossom festival (flea market)
2025 Mar.30(Sun) (??) 9:00-15:30--MJ (Ryugamine, Tsuchiura) Archery contest at Ryugamine (famous place for cherry blossoms)
2025 Mar.30(Sun) (??) 9:30-15:00-SMJ (Ryugamine, Tsuchiura) Cherry festival at Ryugamine
2025 Apr.1(Tue) RSTJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Spring feast at Tsukuba-san shrine (parade of a portable shrine to the top of the mountain)
2025 Apr.1(Tue)-10(Thu) --TJ (Hanare, Tsukuba) Daishi-sama Buddhism priests demonstration walking
2025 Apr.3(Thu) RST- (Noda, Chiba pref.) Doronko matsuri feast of Katori shrine
2025 Apr.4(Fri) (?) --TJ (Oowada, Koga) Kagura ceremonial dance at Washi-jinja shrine in Owada
2025 Apr.5(Sat) (?) --TJ (Kashiwada, Ushiku) Anniversary feast of Kashiwada shrine
2025 Apr.5(Sat) (??) 17:30-19:30RSTJ (Akeno) Akeno Takigi-Noh (open air Noh play under torches)
2025 Apr.5(Sat)-6(Sun) (??) --MJ (Ne-machi, Ryugasaki) Cherry blossomes in Han'nya-in temple
2025 Apr.5(Sat)-6(Sun) (??) 12:00-RSTJ (Hitachi) "Furyu-mono" demonstration of mechanical marionette
2025 Apr.5(Sat)-15(Tue) --TJ (around Inashiki and Ami) Daishi-ko mass
2025 Apr.6(Sun) --TJ (HonSodo, Shimotsuma) Jinmu-sai ceremony at Munetou shrine
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (?) -ST- (Noda, Chiba pref.) Doronko matsuri (muddy feast) at Katori-jinja shrine in Mitsubori
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (??) --TJ (Matsubara, Chikusei) Hyottoko dance in Matsubara (evening)
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (??) 10:00- --MJ (Sawabe, Tsuchiura) Japanese archery at Hie-jinja shrine
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (??) 10:00-14:30-SMJ (Akeno) Cherry blossom festival (events for/by forigners in Tsukuba area)
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-MSJ (Sanuma, Shimotsuma) Cherry blossom festival around the lake Sanuma
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (??) 10:00-16:00-STJ (Higuchi, Chikusei) Old fortune telling mass with splashing water at Rai-jinja shrine (11:00-14:00 Kagura dance, 15:00 fortune telling mass)
2025 Apr.6(Sun) (??) 9:00-15:00 -SMJ (Shimoiwasaki, Tsukuba) Cherry blossom festival at Chikatsu shrine (flea market)
2025 Apr.6(Sun) 10:30- -STJ (Ushiku arcadia memorial park, Ushiku) Children's prayer at Ushiku Arcadia (10:30, 13:00)
2025 Apr.6(Sun) 12:30-14:30 RSTJ (Sawabe, Tsuchiura) Ceremony of "Yabusame," a traditional archery at Hie shrine (archery itself is shown after 14:00)
2025 Apr.8(Tue) - Flower feast for Buddha's birthday (at almost all buddhism temples)
2025 Apr.8(Tue) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Anniversary feast of Kabasan shrine and Kabasan-Saenazumi shrine
2025 Apr.8(Tue) --TJ (Shiio, Sakuragawa) Ceremonial exhibition of the Yakushi Buddha statue at Yakuo-in temple
2025 Apr.8(Tue) (?) --TJ (Someya, Ishioka) Kagura shintoism dance in Someya
2025 Apr.12(Sat)-13(Sun) --TJ (Isosaki, Ooarai) Daidai Kagura (Mikomai dance)
2025 Apr.12(Sat)-13(Sun) RSTJ (Kamigo, Tsukuba) Spring feast of Kanamura Betsurai shrine (pot plant markets, traditional Kagura music and dance)
2025 Apr.12(Sat)-13(Sun) (?) -SMJ (Higashioka, Tsukuba) Cherry blossom festival at Sakura sports park (flea market)
2025 Apr.12(Sat)-13(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Asunaro no Sato park, Joso) Cherry blossoms of Asunaro-no-sato park
2025 Apr.12(Sat)-13(Sun) (??) 12:00-17:00-SMJ (JRA Miho horse training center, Miho) Opening of JRA Miho horse training center (horse riding, cherry blossomes)
2025 Apr.12(Sat)-13(Sun) (??) 9:00-17:00--MJ (Ami) Open of the Kasumigaura base (cherry blossomes)
2025 Apr.13(Sun) (??) 10:00-17:00-SMJ (Honjo-machi, Shimotsuma) Tagaya-jidai-matsuri festival (Samurais' procession)(irregular)
2025 Apr.13(Sun) (??) 11:00-12:00RSTJ (Motoki-Amabiki, Sakuragawa) Demonstration of "Madara" demons' ceremony at Amabiki Kan'non temple (one of the funnyest feasts of Kanto)
2025 Apr.13(Sun) (??) 13:00-16:00-STJ (Koga) Daidai-kagura celemonial dance at Suzume-jinja shrine
2025 Apr.13(Sun) (??) 9:50- RSMJ (Tsuchiura) Kasumigaura marathon race (one of the biggest races in Kanto area)
2025 Apr.14(Mon) --TJ (Hijiya, Shimotsuma) Feast of Hijiya Mameiri Kan'non temple in Hijiya (small local party at noon)
2025 Apr.14(Mon)-19(Sat) -SMJ (Tsukuba) Many laboratories are opened to public
2025 Apr.15(Tue) (?) --TJ (Sasagi, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Apr.15(Tue) (?) --TJ (Takada, Inashiki) Man-do, prayer with lanterns around Takada shrine
2025 Apr.15(Tue) (?) --TJ (Kami-OotaUshiku) Hanami-bayashi, music for flower viewing in Kami-ohta (not maintained)
2025 Apr.15(Tue) 14:00-16:00 --TJ (Tsukazaki, Sakai) Shisihmai lion dance in Tsukazaki
2025 Apr.15(Tue)-16(Wed) RSTJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Spring feast at Daiho-Hachiman-gu shrine (traditional musics on 15th)
2025 Apr.17(Thu) --TJ (Kajiuchi, Chikusei) Goma fire mass at Kajiuchi-kan'non temple (no events)
2025 Apr.19(Sat) (??) 10:00-12:00--TJ (Someya, Ishioka) Kagura music in Someya Sashino shrine
2025 Apr.20(Sun) --TJ (Hinosawa, Tsukuba) Prayer to the moon at Tsukiyomi-jinja shrine (closed ceremony)
2025 Apr.20(Sun) 12:30-16:00 -STJ (Oguri, Chikusei) Daidai Kagura dance at Oguri Naigai-daijingu shrine
2025 Apr.20(Sun) 13:00-16:00 -STJ (Koga) Daidai-kagura celemonial dance at Tsurumine-jinja shrine in Nakata
2025 Apr.25(Fri) --TJ (Chuo-1chome, Tsuchiura) Anniversary feast of Tenmangu shrine in Chuou 1-chome (Calligraphy contest)
2025 Apr.29(Tue)-5(Mon) 9:00-17:00RSMJ (Geijutsu no Mori park, Kasama) "Himatsuri," Ceramic market
2025 May 3(Sat) -STJ (Uenomiya, Daigo) Bonden ceremony on the top of Mt. Yamizo-san
2025 May 3(Sat) (??) 9:00-16:00 -SMJ (Ushiku city hall, Ushiku) Carp festival for children (2000 "Koinobori" carp streamers)
2025 May 4(Sun)-5(Mon) -STJ (Tamatsukuri, Namekata) Anniversary feast of Omiya-jinja shrine (Mikoshi parade, some floats in evening)
2025 May 4(Sun)-5(Mon) (??) 10:00-15:30--MJ (Doho park, Tsukuba) Green festival (open-air market)
2025 May 4(Sun)-5(Mon) (??) 10:00-16:00-SMJ (Miyayama park, Chikusei) Carp festival for children's growth (open air market)
2025 May 5(Mon) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Ceremony for avoiding disastrous storm at Kabasan shrine
2025 May 5(Mon) -STJ (Izumi, Tsukuba) Ceremonial prayer for children at Keiryu-ji temple
2025 May 5(Mon) 10:00-13:00 --TJ (Isosaki, Hitachinaka) Shrine maidens dance at Isosaki jinja shrine
2025 May 5(Mon) 15:00-16:00 -STJ (Ushiwata, Kasumigaura) "Heisanbo" festival
2025 May 10(Sat)-11(Sun) -SMJ (Chuo-koen park, Tsukuba) Tsukuba Festival (the International Exchange Fair on the second day)
2025 May 11(Sun) (??) 11:00-15:30-SMJ (Central Mitsukaido, Joso) Senhime-matsuri (Samurai's procession etc.)
2025 May 11(Sun) 11:00-16:00 RSTJ (Yatabe, Tsukuba) Flower feast at Kowatariyama Yakushido (many stands)
2025 May 12(Mon) -STJ (Mito) Annicersary feast of Tokiwa shrine
2025 May 12(Mon) (?) --TJ (Kaiharazuka, Ryugasaki) Okodo-bayashi traditional music
2025 May 16(Fri)-18(Sun) RSTJ (Tokyo) Asakusa Sanja Matsuri festival (1st day: Daimio procession, 2nd-3rd day: Mikoshi parade)
2025 May 17(Sat) 11:00- --TJ (Shimo-iwasaki, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast at Chikatsu shrine
2025 May 18(Sun) -STJ (Mito) Parade of Mikoshi portable shrine of Tokiwa shrine
2025 May 18(Sun)-1(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Kokaigawa fureai park, Shimotsuma) Kokaigawa river Flower Festival at Kokaigawa Fureai Koen park (Poppy flowers, Several shows and events on sunday)
2025 May 24(Sat) 9:00-15:00 --MJ (Fukawa, Tone) Open house of Yanagida (founder of japanese folkrore research) memorial museum
2025 May 25(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Oogata brg., Shimotsuma) Flower festival (many poppies and several events)
2025 May 30(Fri)-31(Sat) (??) -SMJ (Tsukuba univ., Hirasuna, Tsukuba) Dormitory festival of Tsukuba Univ.
2025 Jun.1(Sun) (??) 9:30-16:30 -SMJ (Kitago, Tsukuba) "Festival of Survey and Maps"
2025 Jun.1(Sun)-15(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Shiki no Sato park, Moriya) Ayame-maturi Sweet flags festival (Event on the midst sunday)
2025 Jun.1(Sun)-30(Mon) -STJ (Sawara, Chiba pref.) Ayame-maturi Sweet flags festival at Sawara aquatic botanical garden (Events of traditional customs on Sat. and Sun.)
2025 Jun.1(Sun)-30(Mon) RSTJ (Maekawa-Ayame park, Itako) Ayame-maturi Sweet flags festival (Events of traditional customs on Sat. and Sun.)
2025 Jun.7(Sat)-8(Sun) (??) -STJ (Toyooka, Joso) Foundation ceremony of Gugyo-ji temple (Japanese dance, songs, children's parade, fire works, and etc.)
2025 Jun.7(Sat)-8(Sun) (??) RST- (Tokyo) Torigoe Matsuri feast (biggest portable shrine)
2025 Jun.8(Sun) -STJ (Kami-nemoto, Inashiki) Flower feast for Buddha's birthday at Amida-ji temple
2025 Jun.14(Sat)-15(Sun) (??) RST- (Tokyo) Aniversary feast of Sumida Inari shrine
2025 Jun.21(Sat) (??) 10:00-21:00-SMJ (Central Itako, Itako) Japanese dance festival (parade of famous traditional dances, demonstration of floats)
2025 Jun.21(Sat) 10:00-11:30 -STJ (Shimonomiya, Daigo) Ceremony of rice planting at Chikatsu jinja shrine
2025 Jun.22(Sun) (??) -STJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Japanese traditional archery at Daiho-Hachiman shrine
2025 Jun.25(Wed) 5:00-11:00 -STJ (Yashiro-machi, Ryugasaki) Prayer for children at Fuji Sengen shrine (ceremonial climbing of small Mt. Fuji)
2025 Jun.25(Wed) 6:00- --TJ (near east ent. of Ushiku st., Ushiku) Prayer for babies at Sengen shrine
2025 Jun.28(Sat) -STJ (Sakuragawa) Chinowa feast at Kabasan shrine
2025 Jun.28(Sat) (?) --TJ (Nakane, Tsukuba) "Dai-han'nya" religional ceremony at Jion-ji temple
2025 Jun.30(Mon) --TJ (Yamao, Sakuragawa) Ceremony of flowing paper dolls Gosho-Komagataki shrine
2025 Jun.30(Mon) -STJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Summer feast at Daiho-Hachiman-gu shrine (Chinowa feast in the evening)
2025 Jul.1(Tue) 10:00-21:00 RSTJ (Ichinoya, Tsukuba) Garlic mascot markets at Yasaka shrine
2025 Jul.4(Fri)-6(Sun) RST- (Narita, Chiba pref.) Gion feast of Shinsho-ji temple
2025 Jul.5(Sat) 8:00-18:00 --TJ (Tamatori, Tsukuba) Gion feast of Yasaka shrine (parade of portable shrine)
2025 Jul.5(Sat)-6(Sun) (??) --TJ (Onozaki, Tsukuba) Gion feast of Onozaki (Mikoshi parade by children)
2025 Jul.6(Sun) (?) 10:00-19:00 -SMJ (Central Ishioka, Ishioka) Summer festa (parade and several floats)
2025 Jul.6(Sun) 10:00-16:30 --TJ (Fukawa, Tone) Parade with a big wooden sword at Tokuman-ji temple
2025 Jul.6(Sun)-8(Tue) RST- (Tokyo) Market of a morning glory at Kishimojin temple
2025 Jul.6(Sun)-12(Sat) --TJ (around Morokawa, Koga) Gion-bayashi music of Sanwa town (in Morokawa and etc.)
2025 Jul.7(Mon) --TJ (Sugaya, Bando) Gion feast in Sugaya (Mikoshi ceremony)
2025 Jul.8(Tue) (?) --TJ (Takura, Tsukuba) Traditional dancing of "Shishi," religional lions
2025 Jul.8(Tue) 19:00- --TJ (Oota, Ishioka) "Man-do" in Oota (sparkler festival for regional children)
2025 Jul.9(Wed) -STJ (Tatsugi, Tone) Summer feast
2025 Jul.9(Wed) (?) -STJ (Shinozaki, Tsukuba) Gion feast
2025 Jul.9(Wed)-10(Thu) RST- (Tokyo) Hohzuki market at Senso-ji temple
2025 Jul.10(Thu) -STJ (Shitamachi, Ryugasaki) Open air markets of ground cherries at Ryugasaki Kan'non temple
2025 Jul.11(Fri)-13(Sun) RSTJ (Sawara, Chiba pref.) Gion feast of Sawara (Yasaka shrine) (Biggest feast in Kanto area)
2025 Jul.12(Sat) (??) -SMJ (Matsushiro, Tsukuba) Matsushiro Matsuri, regional feast for children
2025 Jul.12(Sat)-13(Sun) --TJ (Sakasai, Bando) Gion feast in Sakasai (Sashima bayashi)
2025 Jul.12(Sat)-13(Sun) --TJ (Kashiwazaki, Kasumigaura) Gion feast in Kashiwazaki (was known its "Take-kiri" bamboo cutting ceremony)
2025 Jul.12(Sat)-14(Mon) (?) --TJ (Minami-Nakatsuma, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Yasaka shrine
2025 Jul.15(Tue) (?) -STJ (Oigo, Bando) Gion feast in Oigo Yasaka shrine (first day) (Mikoshi and Sashima bayashi music)
2025 Jul.15(Tue) (??) -STJ (Nishi-ohashi, Tsukuba) Aoba-matsuri (a famous priest Kobo-daishi's birthday) at Anpuku-ji temple (childrens' budhism dance)
2025 Jul.15(Tue) 14:00-16:00 --TJ (Tsukazaki, Sakai) Shisihmai lion dance in Tsukazaki
2025 Jul.15(Tue)-22(Tue) -STJ (Yagihashi and Kazuro, Koga) Miyuki feast at Yasaka shrine in Yagihashi and Kazuro (music, two floats on 22nd, 22:00)
2025 Jul.17(Thu) --TJ (Hinosawa, Tsukuba) Feast of Tsukiyomi shrine in Hinosawa (closed ceremony)
2025 Jul.18(Fri)-20(Sun) 14:00-22:00-STJ (Tega, Namekata) Gion feast in Tega (Two floats and Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.19(Sat) (??) --TJ (Onogoe, Ishioka) Komachi-mando lantern festival
2025 Jul.19(Sat) (??) --TJ (Nagasao, Kawachi) Gion feast in Nagasao (a float)
2025 Jul.19(Sat) (??) -SMJ (Namiki, Tsukuba) Children's festival of Namiki, regional summer feast
2025 Jul.19(Sat) (??) -STJ Gion feast at Isabu (float and Ohayashi music)
2025 Jul.19(Sat) (??) 12:00-20:30-SMJ (Azuma, Tsukuba) Azuma Matsuri, feast for children and town comunity
2025 Jul.19(Sat) (??) 18:00-22:00--TJ (Takasai, Shimotsuma) Summer festival in Takasai (Mikoshi and Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.19(Sat) 17:00-22:00 -STJ (Oda, Tsukuba) Gion feast at Oda (Lion dog dance and Mikoshi parade)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) --TJ (Kasurei, Yuki) Gion feast in Kasurei (Hayashi and Mikoshi on the 1st day and last day)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) -STJ (Katano, Ishioka) Gion feast at Katano Hachiman shrine (traditional music on sunday)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Uenomuro, Tsukuba) Gion feast at Yasaka shrine (Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Kami-hirooka, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast at Yahata shrine
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Sugaya, Bando) Gion feast in Sugaya (Evening feast)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Yatabe, Tsukuba) Gion feast in Uchimachi (Sacred palenquin)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Sakae, Tsukuba) Summer feast around Sakae (Sakae, Nakane, Yokomachi and Konda)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) -STJ (Oigo, Bando) Gion feast in Oigo Yasaka shrine (Sashima bayashi music) (1st day 17:00-, 2nd day -16:00)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) J Many Gion feasts are held in Tsuchiura city (Floats, Shishi lion dog, Mikoshi etc.)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) J Several Gion feasts are held in Akeno town (Floats, Mikoshi etc.)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) 13:00-21:30RSTJ (Central Mitsukaido, Joso) Gion feast at of Mitsukaido (many portable shrines)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) 15:00-21:30-STJ (Central Shimotsuma, Shimotsuma) Gion feasts around Shimotsuma sta.
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) (??) 18:00--STJ (Nishi-narui, Kasumigaura) Gion feast in Nishi-Narui (demonstration of Hyottoko dance & Kasa Man-do fire ceremony)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) 17:00-22:00-STJ (Yoshinuma, Tsukuba) Gion feast at Yoshinuma (portable shrines)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-20(Sun) 18:00-22:00-STJ (Takasaki, Tsukuba) Gion feast at Yasaka shrine in Takasaki (Hyottoko dance, Karaoke etc.)
2025 Jul.19(Sat)-21(Mon) 11:00-22:00-STJ (Ogawa, Omitama) Gion feast of Ogawa
2025 Jul.20(Sun) --TJ (Niedo, Yachiyo) Summer festival of Niedo
2025 Jul.20(Sun) -STJ (Uwaso, Ishioka) Gion feast at Uwaso
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Yama, Bando) Gion feast in Yama (traditional Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Kokinu, TsukubaMirai) Gion feast in Kokinu (a float)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) --TJ (Higashioka, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Yasaka shrine
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) J Several Gion feasts are held in Chiyokawa vil.
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) J Many Gion feasts are held in Yachiyo town (Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 10:00-18:30-SMJ (Ushiku-numa Mizube park, Ryugasaki) Tatsukoi-soran dance festival (Yosakoi-soran dance and fireworks)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 18:00-21:00--TJ (Oosone, Tsukuba) Summer feast (float, portable shrine)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 18:00-21:30-SMJ (Central Shimotsuma, Shimotsuma) Children's parade with portable shrines
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 8:00-21:00--TJ (Ohsone, Tsukuba) Gion feast of Ohsone
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 9:00- -STJ (Kawaguchi 2-chome, Tsuchiura) Aniversary feast of Suijingu shrine (portable shrine)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 9:00-22:00--TJ (Kuimatsu, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Tsuchima shrine (childrens Hayashi drums)
2025 Jul.20(Sun) (??) 9:00-22:00--TJ (Kami-ooshima, Tsukuba) Gion feast (float, portable shrine)
2025 Jul.20(Sun)-21(Mon) (?) --TJ (Hanyu, Namekata) Gion feast in Hanyu (traditional Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.20(Sun)-27(Sun) -STJ (Central Yuki, Yuki) Summer festival (Mikoshi parade on the 1st and last day; events in evening of 4th day)
2025 Jul.21(Mon) --TJ (Central Ishioka, Ishioka) Aniversary feast at Aoya shrine
2025 Jul.21(Mon)-23(Wed) -STJ (Futto, Inashiki) Gion feast in Futto (Mikoshi parade at 20:00- of the 2nd day)
2025 Jul.23(Wed) (??) 20:00-21:00-SMJ (Sakuragawa) Firework feast of Makabe
2025 Jul.23(Wed)-26(Sat) 13:00- RSTJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Gion feast at Gosho-Komagataki shrine (many floats on 25th and other, Mikoshi parade on the first day and the last day)
2025 Jul.24(Thu)-25(Fri) (??) --TJ (Hama, Namekata) Gion feast in Hama (traditional Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.24(Thu)-25(Fri) 18:00-22:00-STJ (Central Iwai, Bando) Summer festival of Iwai city
2025 Jul.24(Thu)-27(Sun) (??) RSTJ (Oomachi, Chikusei) Gion feast of Shimodate (2.5t portable shrine goes into a river in early 28th)
2025 Jul.25(Fri) --TJ (Kokusho, Joso) Summer feast at Kuwahara shrine
2025 Jul.25(Fri) (??) 19:30-21:00RSMJ (Hosui brg., Joso) Firework feast
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-26(Sat) (??) -STJ (Hitachi-Omiya) Gion feast of Kabuto-jinja shrine
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-26(Sat) (??) -STJ (Moriya, Moriya) Gion feast of Moriya town
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-26(Sat) (??) 15:00-22:00-SMJ (Uchiku-machi, Ushiku) Feast of Yasaka shrine in Ushiku-machi (A float on the second day)
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-26(Sat) 18:00-22:00-STJ (Kamigo, Tsukuba) Gion feast in Kamigo(north area) (portable shrines)
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-26(Sat) 18:30-22:00RSTJ (Imakashima, Tsukuba) Gion feast in Imagashima (Drumming, portable shrines)
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-27(Sun) RSTJ (Karasuyama, NasuKarasuyama, Tochigi pref.) Yama-age matsuri, demonstration of many floats
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-27(Sun) (??) RSTJ (Edosaki, Inashiki) Gion feast at Kashima shrine (several floats)
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-27(Sun) (??) RSTJ (Uemachi, Ryugasaki) Tsukumai acrobatic dance on a pole (on Sunday, 17:00 or earlier)(one of the funnyest feasts of Kanto)
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-27(Sun) (??) 13:00-RSTJ (Central Tsuchiura, Tsuchiura) Gion feast of Tsuchiura city(many floats in several places(downtown, Takatsu, Kidamari, Nakamura and etc.))
2025 Jul.25(Fri)-27(Sun) (??) 16:00-21:30-STJ (Koga) Summer festival of Koga (Mikoshi and floats)
2025 Jul.26(Sat) RST- (Tokyo) Firework festival of Sumida-gawa river, Asakusa
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) --TJ (Kise, Tsukuba) Summer feastival (with "Hayasi" traditional music)
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) 13:00- --TJ (Kamizakai, Tsukuba) Gion feast in Kamizakai ("Hyttoko" dance)
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) 13:00-20:00-SMJ (Amakubo, Tsukuba) Matsumi-yoiyoi-matsuri (Summer festival of Matsumi restaurant area)
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) 17:00- -STJ (Koyadai, Tsukuba) Gion feast (Bon-odori dance, Japanese drum concert etc.)
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) 17:00-21:00-SMJ (Chiyokawa) Festival for town community (several floats and mikoshis)
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) 18:00-21:30-STJ (Central Shimotsuma, Shimotsuma) Parade with portable shrines and floats
2025 Jul.26(Sat) (??) 9:30-16:00RSMJ (AIST, Tsukuba) Open laboratories of AIST (Natl. Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) - Many Gion feasts are held in southern Ibaraki
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) --TJ (Hatori, Omitama) Festival of Hatori (traditional Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) --TJ (Arajuku, Namekata) Gion feast in Arajuku
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) -STJ (Fukaya, Kasumigaura) Fuji-kiri Gion feast in Fukaya (Fujikiri ceremony at 13:00 of the first day)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Shimo-hirooka, Tsukuba) Gion feast at Kashima shrine (Mikoshi, Karaoke, etc.)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Hanamuro, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Yasaka shrine
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Tateno, Tsukuba) Children's Summer feast
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Furuku, Tsukuba) Gion feast
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Takahama, Ishioka) Gion feast in Takahama (A float)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Chiyoda) Several Gion feasts in Chiyoda town
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Izumi, Kasama) Gion feast (a mikoshi and a float)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Kihara, Miho) Gion feast in Kihara (Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) -STJ (Takehara, Omitama) Awa-awa Gion feast of Takehara shrine (Sacred palenquin goes into a river in the first evening)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) J Many Gion feasts are held in Tsuchiura city (Floats, Shishi lion dog, Mikoshi etc.)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) RSTJ (Kakioka, Ishioka) Gion feast in Kakioka shrine (floats on the second day)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) 13:00---TJ (Shishizuka, Tsuchiura) Gion feast (Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) 15:00-18:00-STJ (Aso, Namekata) Umadashi-sai ceremonial parade of Mikoshi and horses
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) 15:00-22:00--TJ (Hirakata, Shimotsuma) Gion feast at Hirakata (Hayashi traditional music)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) 16:00-21:00-STJ (Shimo-Ishizaki, Ibaraki town) Amba feast (Hayashi music is performed on the Hinuma lake in the second evening, 19:00-21:00)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) 18:00-22:00-STJ (HonIshige, Joso) Gion feast at Yasaka shrine (big portable shrines)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) (??) 19:00-21:00-STJ (Kimijima, Ami) Gion feast at Yasaka shrine in Kimijima (Hyottoko dance)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) 12:00-21:30RSMJ (around east ent. of Ushiku st., Ushiku) Kappa (an imaginary animal in a river) feast (100s of stands and dancing parade during 18:00-20:00)
2025 Jul.26(Sat)-27(Sun) 18:00-21:00-STJ (Hojo, Tsukuba) Gion feast of Hojo (Several floats)
2025 Jul.27(Sun) --TJ (Sugenoya, Tsuchiura) Anniversary feast of Sugenoya Yasaka shrine (traditional Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.27(Sun) --TJ (Tamiya, Tsuchiura) "Tamiya Bayashi" traditional music in Tamiya
2025 Jul.27(Sun) (??) --TJ (Imaizumi, Shimotsuma) Ceremony of calling Fudomyo'o's soul at Imaizumi Fudo temple (at night) (the date is uncertain)
2025 Jul.27(Sun) (??) 13:00- --TJ (Oguki, Tsukuba) Gion feast in Okugi (Hyottoko dance)
2025 Jul.27(Sun) 16:00-21:00 --TJ (Karima, Tsukuba) Summer festival (Mikoshi parade and traditional music)
2025 Jul.27(Sun) 18:00-22:00 -STJ (Kamigo, Tsukuba) Gion feast in Kamigo(central area) (portable shrines, Hayashi music)
2025 Jul.27(Sun) 7:00- RSTJ (Nobukata, Itako) Nobukata-sumo ceremonial Sumo by young children in Nobukata
2025 Jul.27(Sun)-28(Mon) R-TJ (Kurokoma, Shimotsuma) Anniversary feast at Kurokoma Fudo temple (water bathing ceremony starts at 21:00)
2025 Jul.28(Mon) (?) -STJ (Sakuragawa) Tengu (an imaginary monster) feast at Kabasan shrine
2025 Jul.29(Tue)-30(Wed) --TJ (Yamada, Kitaura) Gion feast in Yamada (Mikoshi)
2025 Jul.30(Wed) -STJ (Tanaka, Tsukuba) Chinowa (happiness ring) feast at Hie shrine (Several japanese drum performance)
2025 Jul.31(Thu) --TJ (Kuramochi, Chikusei) Chinowa (happiness ring) feast at Kumoi-no-miya-sato-tsukuri shrine
2025 Aug.1(Fri) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Ceremony for starting religional training at Kabasan shrine
2025 Aug.1(Fri) -STJ (Oonogou, Joso) Anniversary feast of Ohnogoh Tenmangu shrine
2025 Aug.1(Fri)-3(Sun) RSMJ (Mito) Memorial feast for a regional hero Mitsukuni Tokugawa, with parades and fireworks
2025 Aug.1(Fri)-3(Sun) RSTJ (Central Toride, Toride) Gion feast (big portable shrine parade on the 1st and last day)
2025 Aug.1(Fri)-3(Sun) RSTJ (Central Itako, Itako) Gion feast of Itako (many floats)
2025 Aug.2(Sat) (??) 16:00-22:00-SMJ (Yachiyo) Summer festival (Hayashi music etc.)
2025 Aug.2(Sat) (??) 17:30-19:50-SMJ (Central Shimotsuma, Shimotsuma) Sen'nin-odori festival (pseudo-traditional japanese popular dance)
2025 Aug.2(Sat) (??) 19:00-20:20-STJ (Koga) Firework festival
2025 Aug.2(Sat) (??) 19:30-21:00RSMJ (Sanuma, Shimotsuma) Firework feast at Sanuma pond
2025 Aug.2(Sat) 18:00-22:00 RSTJ (Kanai-machi, Chikusei) Lantern floating in Gogyo-gawa river
2025 Aug.2(Sat)-3(Sun) 13:00-21:30RSMJ (Central Tsuchiura, Tsuchiura) Kirara Matsuri feast (Tanabata feast, floats, fire works and etc.)
2025 Aug.2(Sat)-3(Sun) 15:00-21:30-SMJ (Ami, Ami) Mai(My?) Ami Matsuri feast (traditional dancing festival and etc.)
2025 Aug.3(Sun) (??) 13:00-22:00-SMJ (Ina) Feast of Ina (demonstration of traditional fireworks? at Ina sports park)
2025 Aug.3(Sun) (??) 17:00- -STJ (Central Mitsukaido, Joso) Parade of portable shrines the date is quite uncertain
2025 Aug.3(Sun) (??) 5:00-18:00 --TJ (Koga) Akuto-shinden Shishimai lion dogs dance (in the downtown of Koga city)
2025 Aug.3(Sun) 10:00-21:00 -SMJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Gama (a frog) feast at Tsukuba-san shrine (stande, games etc.)
2025 Aug.3(Sun) 18:00-21:00 -STJ (Katakura, Omitama) Aniversary feast of Kotohira-jinja shrine in Katakura
2025 Aug.3(Sun) 19:30-21:00 RSMJ (Kawashima, Chikusei) Firework feast in Kawashima
2025 Aug.8(Fri) (??) 19:00-21:00-SMJ (Central Mitsukaido, Joso) Mitsukaido Ondo dance festival
2025 Aug.9(Sat) -STJ (Central Yuki, Yuki) Bon-odori dance festival
2025 Aug.9(Sat) (??) -SMJ (Center, Tsukuba) Street dance festival
2025 Aug.9(Sat) (??) 11:00-20:00--MJ (Ono, Tsuchiura) Komachi-Mando festival for children (firework etc.)
2025 Aug.9(Sat) (??) 19:00-20:30RSTJ (Toride Ryokuchi-undo koen park, Toride) “Toride-Tonegawa Hanabi taikai” Firework festival
2025 Aug.9(Sat) 19:00- -STJ (Haneki, Kawachi) Kan-non Budha festival in Shofuku-ji temple (stands, music performance)
2025 Aug.10(Sun) --TJ (Izumi, Tsukuba) Ceremony for 46,000 days' prayer at Keiryu-ji temple
2025 Aug.10(Sun) (??) 19:00-21:00--TJ (Saiki, Tsukuba) Bon-odori dance feast
2025 Aug.11(Mon) --TJ (Hanamuro, Tsukuba) "Yakushi Man-do" fire ceremony at Kakuou-ji temple
2025 Aug.13(Wed) 15:00-17:30 --TJ (Kami-Sasagi, Tsukuba) Bon-Tsuna Children's parade with straw dragon (Buddhism cereony)
2025 Aug.13(Wed) 17:00-20:00 --TJ (Kaname, Tsukuba) Wara-hebi Children's pareade with straw dragon in Sakkabe (Buddhism ceremony)
2025 Aug.13(Wed) 17:00-20:00 --TJ (Kuribara, Tsukuba) Bon-Tsuna Children's pareade with big straw snake (Buddhism ceremony) (in Daitsubo, Inuijima and Nakatsubo in Kurihara)
2025 Aug.13(Wed)-15(Fri) (??) 18:30-21:00-SMJ (Tou-no-Komichi street., Kasama) Lantern festival (lanterns along a street. Concert etc.)
2025 Aug.14(Thu) (??) 18:00- --TJ (Tegomaru, Tsukuba) Bonodori traditional dance for the dead
2025 Aug.14(Thu) 18:00-21:00 --TJ (Ishige, Joso) Night prayer of the Bon festival at Saifuku-ji temple (prayer by many families in the cemetery)
2025 Aug.15(Fri) - The 'Bon' festival (at almost all buddhism temples)
2025 Aug.15(Fri) --TJ (Tagu, Ushiku) 田宮山薬師寺の盆綱
2025 Aug.15(Fri) (?) --TJ (Kakioka, Ishioka) Demonstration of mechanical marionette in Kakioka
2025 Aug.15(Fri) (??) 18:00-21:00--TJ (Mase, Tsukuba) Bon-odoi in Mase
2025 Aug.15(Fri) 17:30- RSTJ (Ushiku arcadia memorial park, Ushiku) Man-do religional fire ceremony at Ushiku Arcadia (Light-up'ed world bigest Buddha statue, fireworks)
2025 Aug.15(Fri) 19:30-22:00 -STJ (Ishige, Joso) Masakado Matsuri festival (Traditional dance)
2025 Aug.15(Fri) 20:00- RSTJ (Oohatake, Tsuchiura) "Karakasa Man-do (a big parasol with fireworks)" feast at Washi shrine
2025 Aug.15(Fri) 8:30-15:00 R-TJ (Maie, Ishioka) Mitama odori Budhism dance for prayer in Maie
2025 Aug.15(Fri)-16(Sat) 19:00-21:00-SMJ (Chikusei) Traditional "Bon-odori" dance feast for everyone
2025 Aug.16(Sat) (?) --TJ (Ayumizaki, Kasumigaura) Aniversary mass of Ayumizaki Kan'non temple
2025 Aug.16(Sat) (??) 16:00-20:00--TJ (Onogawa, Tsukuba) Bon-odori dance
2025 Aug.16(Sat) (??) 16:00-21:00-SMJ (Kakioka, Ishioka) Summer festival in Kakioka
2025 Aug.16(Sat) (??) 18:00-19:30--TJ (Oi, Tsukuba) Bon-odoi in Oi
2025 Aug.16(Sat) (??) 18:30-21:00-STJ (Kamegahashi brg., Kasama) Festival of Kasama (Floating lanterns on a river)
2025 Aug.16(Sat) 10:00-21:00 -SMJ (Ayumizaki, Kasumigaura) Ayumi Matsuri town festival (boat race, firework, music and etc.)
2025 Aug.16(Sat) 6:00-12:00 -STJ (HonSodo, Shimotsuma) Wakuguri Ceremony of happiness ring at Muneto shrine (Kagura music and dance)
2025 Aug.16(Sat)-17(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Namiki, Tsuchiura) Feast of Hachiman-jinja shrine (floats on the last night)
2025 Aug.16(Sat)-17(Sun) (??) 10:00--SMJ (around Banpaku-Kinen-Koen st., Tsukuba) Tsukuba-Style summer festa (Takigi-no on the first day)
2025 Aug.16(Sat)-17(Sun) (??) 10:00--SMJ (Center, Tsukuba) Summer festa (Bonodori dance, ceramic pottery market)
2025 Aug.16(Sat)-17(Sun) (??) 18:00-21:00-SMJ (Higashi-midorino, Ushiku) Bon-odori traditinal dance feast at Higashi-Midorino
2025 Aug.17(Sun) (??) 11:30- RSMJ (front of Tsuchiura st., Tsuchiura) Several events in and around Urara build.
2025 Aug.17(Sun) (??) 15:00-20:30--MJ (Sasagi, Tsukuba) Summer festival at Sasagi-Minami shrine (Karaoke etc.)
2025 Aug.18(Mon) --TJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) "Man-do" religional fire ceremony at Oomido temple
2025 Aug.21(Thu) (??) 18:00-21:00-STJ (Tsuchiura) Bon-odori dance festival in the Kasumigaura base
2025 Aug.21(Thu) 14:00- --TJ (Mita, Shimotsuma) 大施餓鬼法要 at Mitsuzoin temple
2025 Aug.21(Thu) 18:30-21:00 -STJ (Imakashima, Tsukuba) Lantern festival of Hohdo-in temple (Bon-odori dance, Hayashi music etc.)
2025 Aug.22(Fri) --TJ (Nishi-maruyama, TsukubaMirai) Summer festival in Nishi-maruyama (Hayashi music)
2025 Aug.22(Fri) (?) --TJ (Shimo-baba, Ogawa) Shimo-baba-bayashi music
2025 Aug.22(Fri) (?) 16:30-21:00-SMJ (Takatsu, Chikusei) Sunflower festival at "Hana-to-Yasuragi-no-Sato" park (dance, fireworks)
2025 Aug.22(Fri)-24(Sun) (??) 9:00-22:00RSTJ (Manabe, Tsuchiura) Aniversary feast of Kashima shrine in Manabe (many floats)
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) -SMJ (Ogawa, Omitama) Summer festival of Ogawa (fireworks, Lantern floating etc.)
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Otto-numa park, Tsuchiura) Summer festival at Otto-numa pond
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) 10:00-21:00-SMJ (Edosaki athletic park, Inashiki) Inashiki Summer festival (firework from 19:00- )
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) 18:00-21:30-SMJ (Sakae-bashi brg.,Tone) Firework festival (Bon-odori dance etc.)
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) 18:00-22:00-STJ (Central Shimotsuma, Shimotsuma) Parade with portable shrines and floats
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) 18:30-21:00-SMJ (around Kasama-Inari shrine, Kasama) Festival of Kasama (Floats and Mikoshi)
2025 Aug.23(Sat) (??) 19:00- --TJ (Kami-takatsu, Tsuchiura) Bon-odori in Kami-Takatsu
2025 Aug.23(Sat) 19:00-20:30 --TJ (Obari, TsukubaMirai) Kurikomi firework parade (Eve of "Tsunabi")
2025 Aug.23(Sat)-24(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Central Oarai, Oarai) Hassaku festival of Oarai (two floats and many event for town comunity)
2025 Aug.23(Sat)-24(Sun) (??) 16:00-20:30-SMJ (Katsuta, Hitachinaka) Festival of Hitachinaka (firework, Samurai parade, and etc.)
2025 Aug.23(Sat)-24(Sun) (??) 19:00-22:00-SMJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Evening Festival (Stone illuminations, traditional music, etc.)
2025 Aug.24(Sun) --TJ (Tegomaru, Tsukuba) Urabon-e, lanterns for the dead
2025 Aug.24(Sun) --TJ (Mase, Tsukuba) Man-do lantern ceremony at Toko-ji temple
2025 Aug.24(Sun) (?) --TJ (Ooiwata, Tsuchiura) Children's sumo wrestling at Atago shrine in Ooiwata
2025 Aug.24(Sun) (??) --TJ (Enokiuchi, Tsukuba) Man-do lantern and candle ceremony
2025 Aug.24(Sun) (??) --TJ (Nishiushitani, Koga) Festival of Nishiushitani (Hayashi music)
2025 Aug.24(Sun) (??) --TJ (Uchi-moriya, Joso) Shishi-mai dance in Naganoiri
2025 Aug.24(Sun) (??) --TJ (Fukudatsubo, Tsukuba) Jizo-son festival (Karaoke etc.)
2025 Aug.24(Sun) (??) 10:30-21:00-SMJ (Sekijo) Dosukoi pear Sumo festival (Sumo and various events including dance, music etc.)
2025 Aug.24(Sun) 19:00-21:00 RSTJ (Takaoka, Ina) "Tsunabi," demonstration of traditional marionettes and fireworks
2025 Aug.24(Sun) 19:00-21:00 RSTJ (Obari, TsukubaMirai) "Tsunabi," demonstration of traditional marionettes and fireworks
2025 Aug.25(Mon) --TJ (Uchiyado, Kitaura) Traditional sumo at Kesonuma-inari shrine
2025 Aug.25(Mon) --TJ (Joso) 東弘寺の開基会永代経法要
2025 Aug.26(Tue)-28(Thu) RSTJ (Central Hokota, Hokota) Summer festival of Hoko-jinja shrine (Floats etc.)
2025 Aug.28(Thu) --TJ (Kami-ohshima, Tsukuba) "Man-do" lantern feast at Ichijou-in temple
2025 Aug.29(Fri) --TJ (Kuribara, Tsukuba) "Dai-han'nya" religional ceremony at Hokuto-ji temple
2025 Aug.29(Fri) (??) 13:00-16:00-STJ (Takezono park, Tsukuba) Demonstration by invited Sumo wrestlers of Oozumofor children
2025 Aug.30(Sat) (??) 11:00-21:00-STJ (Chiyoda) Festival for town community
2025 Aug.30(Sat) (??) 15:00- -SMJ (Namiki, Tsukuba) Summer feast
2025 Aug.30(Sat)-31(Sun) (??) RSMJ (Center area, Tsukuba) "Matsuri Tsukuba," a feast of the science city
2025 Aug.31(Sun) -STJ (around Iwama st., Kasama) Summer festival (at Iwama sta., several traditional musics and dance)
2025 Aug.31(Sun) (?) --TJ (Ojima, Shimotsuma) Mando fire feast at Ojima Kan'non-do temple
2025 Aug.31(Sun) (??) --TJ (Edosaki Nishi-machi, Inashiki) Dainichi-sai lantern festival
2025 Aug.31(Sun) (??) 15:00-20:00-SMJ (Tamari, Omitama) Tamari “Majin” festival (Mikoshi, Mikomai dance, Hayashi music etc.)
2025 Aug.31(Sun) 18:00-19:30 R-TJ (Yamao, Sakuragawa) Kattate-matsuri hill climbing with torch at Gosho-Komagataki shrine
2025 Aug.31(Sun) 8:30-21:00 -SMJ (Hasaki) Kirasse festival (Dance, Mikoshi parade, firework etc.)
2025 Sep.1(Mon) 10:00-21:00 RSTJ (Kyuchu, Kashima) Autumn feast of Kashima-jingu shrine (10:00- floats, 16:00- lantern festival)
2025 Sep.1(Mon) 13:00-14:00 --TJ (Edosaki, Inashiki) Anniversary feast of Kashima-jinja shrine (Child Sumo)
2025 Sep.3(Wed) 8:00-15:00 --TJ (Higashi-nodera, Kasumigaura) Anniversary feast of Koyasu shrine (traditional "Kagura" shintoism dance)
2025 Sep.5(Fri) (?) --TJ (Kawaguchi 2chome, Tsuchiura) Aniversary feast at Suitengu shrine
2025 Sep.5(Fri) 10:30- -STJ (Mt. Kabasan, Sakuragawa) Big "Kiseru (a tobacco pipe)" ceremonial parade at Kabasan shrine
2025 Sep.6(Sat) (??) 16:00-21:00-STJ (Central Ryugasaki, Ryugasaki) RYU-topia festival for town community (Samba parade and Bonodori dance)
2025 Sep.6(Sat) 19:00-20:00 RSTJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) "Tabanka" fire feast at Daiho-Hachiman-gu shrine
2025 Sep.6(Sat)-7(Sun) (??) 18:00-20:00--TJ (Central Ishioka, Ishioka) Demonstration of floats for the coming Soja-gu anniversary festival
2025 Sep.7(Sun) 14:00- --TJ (Manaka, Sakuragawa) Sasara Three shishi (lion dogs) dance in Manaka
2025 Sep.9(Tue) (?) --TJ (Kise, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Sep.13(Sat) RSTJ (Ootsukado, Joso) Firework feast at Hitokoto-nushi shrine (traditional marionettes and fireworks from 20:30, 100s of stands)
2025 Sep.13(Sat) (??) 18:30-21:00-STJ (Amaboki, Kukizaki) "Man-do" festival (fireworks and stands)
2025 Sep.13(Sat) 19:00-19:30 R-TJ (Teshirogi, Tsukuba) Fire ceremony at Oowashi shrine
2025 Sep.13(Sat)-14(Sun) (??) - Athletic meeting at many schools in Tsukuba city
2025 Sep.14(Sun) (??) 19:00-20:30-STJ (Hakke, Tsukuba) "Ryusui Man-do" traditional rockets at Kan'non-ji temple
2025 Sep.14(Sun) (??) 8:50-10:00--TJ (Takasaki, Tsukuba) Garagara-sendo feast at Yasaka shrine (Children hit buddhism statues)
2025 Sep.15(Mon) RSTJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Aniversary feast at Daiho-Hachiman-gu shrine (1st day; 11:00 traditional musics, 14:00 children parade, and 19:00 religional ceremony of a one eyed daemon)
2025 Sep.15(Mon) (?) --TJ (Yoshinuma, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Hachiman shrine
2025 Sep.16(Tue) -STJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Aniversary feast at Daiho-Hachiman-gu shrine (2nd day)
2025 Sep.19(Fri) --TJ (Katsura, Ushiku) Dango-nenbutsu Buddhism prayer in Katsura (local traddition)
2025 Sep.19(Fri) (?) --TJ (Oo, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Sep.19(Fri) (?) -STJ (Kimijima, Ami) Hyottoko dance in Kimijima
2025 Sep.20(Sat) (?) 10:30-17:00-SMJ (Takezono, Tsukuba) Nebuta float festival at Takezono shopping center
2025 Sep.20(Sat) (?) 18:30-20:00RSMJ (Oda, Tsukuba) Firework feast of Tsukuba city
2025 Sep.20(Sat) 13:00-21:30 RSTJ (Central Ishioka, Ishioka) Anniversary feast of Souja shrine (1st day)(biggest feast in Kanto area)
2025 Sep.21(Sun) (??) 10:30-20:30-STJ (Kurakake, Tsukuba) Mando lantern festival at Jokoji temple
2025 Sep.21(Sun) 13:00-21:30 RSTJ (Central Ishioka, Ishioka) Anniversary feast of Souja shrine (2nd da)(biggest feast in Kanto area)
2025 Sep.22(Mon) 13:00-21:30 RSTJ (Central Ishioka, Ishioka) Anniversary feast of Souja shrine (last day)(biggest feast in Kanto area)
2025 Sep.23(Tue) (?) --TJ (Tanaka, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Hie shrine
2025 Sep.23(Tue) 10:00-12:00 --TJ (Fukawa, Tone) Children's Sumo at Kotohira-jinja shrine
2025 Sep.24(Wed) --TJ (Kise, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast at Mikazuki shrine (traditional "Hayasi" music ?)
2025 Sep.24(Wed) --TJ (Yatabe, Tsukuba) Ceremony for Jizo Bodhisattva at Chotoku-ji temple
2025 Sep.28(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (One of local public halls in Tsukuba city) Joint recital of amateur singers, dancers and music players in Tsukuba city
2025 Sep.28(Sun) (??) 11:00-13:00--TJ (Kami-Sasagi, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Tenjinsha shrine (Ohsugi-bayashi music)
2025 Sep.28(Sun) (??) 13:00-17:00-STJ (Moriya) International Communication festa (?)
2025 Sep.28(Sun) (??) 17:00-20:00-STJ (Oowatado, Yachiyo) Kagura matsuri autumn festival at Junisho-jinja shrine (a float and a Mikoshi)
2025 Oct.4(Sat) (??) --TJ (Inari, Chikusei) Shimenawa festival at Inari (200kg big sacred straw festoon)
2025 Oct.4(Sat) (??) 10:00-15:30-SMJ (Doho park, Tsukuba) Green festival (open-air market)
2025 Oct.4(Sat) 18:00- RSMJ (along Sakuragawa riv., Tsuchiura) Tsuchiura all Japan firework contest (biggest firework contest in Japan)
2025 Oct.4(Sat)-5(Sun) (??) 10:00-16:00-SM- (Kasuga, Tsukuba) Campus festival of Tukuba College of Technology (視覚部)
2025 Oct.4(Sat)-5(Sun) (??) 10:00-16:00-SMJ (not fixed) Memorial event for growth of Ibaraki pref. (events for town comunity, traditional musics, etc.)
2025 Oct.5(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Ono, Tsuchiura) Autumun Agricultural festival of Komachi-Fureai-Hiroba park
2025 Oct.5(Sun)-6(Mon) 19:00-22:00RSTJ (Kakioka, Ishioka) "Kagura" traditional dance and music at Kakioka Hachiman shrine
2025 Oct.5(Sun)-13(Mon) (??) 9:30-18:00-STJ (Tsuchiura) Open air market of various japanese pottery in Kasumigaura-Sogo-Koen park
2025 Oct.6(Mon) --TJ (Shinozaki, Tsukuba) Ponpon-tsuki local praying parade of children
2025 Oct.6(Mon) --TJ (Omonoi, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast at Hachiman shrine
2025 Oct.6(Mon) -STJ (Oguki, Tsukuba) Mando (Fireworks)
2025 Oct.6(Mon) -STJ (Tokizaki, Inashiki) Yudate prayer with splashing hot water at Hachiman shrine
2025 Oct.6(Mon) (?) --TJ (Shinozaki, Tsukuba) Mando for watching the full moon
2025 Oct.7(Tue) --TJ (Shimo-iwasaki, Tsukuba) 千勝神社講社大祭
2025 Oct.7(Tue) (?) --TJ (Maeno, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Akagi shrine
2025 Oct.8(Wed) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Memorial feast for the foundation of Kabasan-Saenazumi shrine
2025 Oct.9(Thu) (??) 18:30- RSTJ (Kijo-koen park, Tsuchiura) Takigi-noh (Noh play under torches) in Tsuchiura-jo castle park
2025 Oct.10(Fri) --TJ (Yahagi, Tsuchiura) Matobuchi, a ceremonial archery at Kashima shrine in Yahagi
2025 Oct.10(Fri) (??) 17:00- --TJ (Chuo-1chome, Tsuchiura) Anniversary feast of Kotohira-taisha shrine in Chuo-1-chome
2025 Oct.10(Fri)-12(Sun) RSTJ (Sawara, Chiba pref.) Autumn feast of Sawara (Suwa shrine)(biggest feast in Kanto area)
2025 Oct.11(Sat) (??) 12:30-14:30RSTJ (Mt. Atagoyama, Kasama) Open air night concert of "Gagaku" traditional music at the top of mount Atago (reservation is necessary)
2025 Oct.11(Sat)-12(Sun) -STJ (Hitachi) Demonstration of various japanese folk music and dance at the Civic Center
2025 Oct.11(Sat)-12(Sun) (??) 9:30--SMJ (Sowa) Kanto do-mannaka matsuri festival (traditional music on the second day)
2025 Oct.11(Sat)-13(Mon) -SMJ (Tsukuba univ., Tsukuba) Campus festival of Tsukuba Univ.
2025 Oct.11(Sat)-13(Mon) (??) --TJ (Ushibori, Itako) Anniversary feast of Mikumano-jinja shrine (two floats and traditional dance)
2025 Oct.11(Sat)-13(Mon) (??) -SMJ (Kougei-no-oka park, Kasama) Ceramic and Stone festival
2025 Oct.12(Sun) (??) -STJ (Kokufu, Ishioka) Aniversary feast of Kotohira shrine
2025 Oct.12(Sun) (??) -STJ (Ishige, Joso) Traditioal music festival in central Ishige
2025 Oct.12(Sun) (??) 10:30-18:00-SMJ (Sakasai Joseki park, Bando) Festival for town community at Sakasai-Joseki park
2025 Oct.12(Sun) (??) 18:00- RSTJ (Chikusei public hall, Chikusei) Takigi-noh (Noh play under torches) (reservation is necessary)
2025 Oct.12(Sun) (??) 8:00-22:00--TJ (Okijuku, Tsuchiura) Autumn festival in Okijuku (a float and Hyottoko dance)
2025 Oct.13(Mon) (??) -SMJ (Daiichi Hitachino park, Kasumigaura) Athletic meeting of Chiyoda town
2025 Oct.17(Fri) --TJ (Hinosawa, Tsukuba) Fortune-telling ceremony at Tsukiyomi shrine in Hinosawa (closed ceremony, the result is hidden for a month)
2025 Oct.17(Fri)-19(Sun) (??) 10:00-22:00-STJ (Mito) Anniversary festival of Yoshida-jinja shrine (floats etc.)
2025 Oct.17(Fri)-20(Mon) -STJ (Aso, Namekata) Anniversaly feast of Ohasa-jinja shrine (floats -22:00(Fri night-Sun))
2025 Oct.18(Sat) (??) --TJ (Uchi-moriya, Joso) Aniversary feast of Katori-jinja in Uchimoriya (Hayashi music and Shishi-mai dance)
2025 Oct.18(Sat) (??) 13:30- --TJ (Ami) Traditional musics at the Kasumi public hall
2025 Oct.18(Sat)-19(Sun) (??) 10:00-16:00-SM- (Ami) Campus festival of 県立医療大学
2025 Oct.18(Sat)-19(Sun) (??) 10:00-16:00-SMJ (Kawaguchi, Tsuchiura) Festival for town community
2025 Oct.19(Sun) --TJ (Katano, Ishioka) Performance of "Katano Haika Bayashi" Hyyotoko dance (Anniversaty feast of Katano Hachiman shrine)
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (?) --TJ (Ueno, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (?) --TJ (Bouchi, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Suijinja shrine
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Miyayama park, Chikusei) Cosmos flower festival at Miyayama park
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (??) 10:30-14:30-SMJ (Okadaira, Miho) Festival for children to learn ancient culture (at Okadaira shell mound)
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (??) 12:00-17:00-SMJ (Hirasawa, Tsukuba) Agricultural festival (modern dance and traditional folk music)
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (??) 9:00-15:00-SMJ (Asunaro no Sato park, Joso) Autumn festival at "Asunaro-no-sato" park
2025 Oct.19(Sun) (??) 9:30-15:30-SMJ (not fixed) Festival for children to learn traditional culture
2025 Oct.23(Thu) --TJ (Kangori, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kokage shrine
2025 Oct.25(Sat) -STJ (Temman-cho, Joso) Anniversary feast of Mitsukaido-Tenmangu shrine in Tamma-cho (Karaoke etc.)
2025 Oct.25(Sat) (??) 10:00-15:00-SM- (Kasuga, Tsukuba) Campus festival of 茨城県立つくば看護専門学校
2025 Oct.25(Sat) (??) 9:00-14:00-SMJ (Niihari) Festival for town community
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) -SMJ (Azuma, Tsukuba) Campus festival of Tsukuba Gakuin Univ.
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) -SM- (Amakubo, Tsukuba) Campus festival of Tukuba College of Technology (聴覚部)
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) -SM- (Tomobe Junior high scool, Kasama) Festival for town community
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) -SM- (Tsukuba univ., Tsukuba) Campus festival of 筑波大学医療技術短期大学部
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Ooshimizu-koen park, Tsukuba) Festival for town community (market)
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) -STJ (Aba, Inashiki) "Amba bayashi" traditional music at Oosugi shrine (14:00-16:00 Ceremonial dance; 18:00- A float and music )
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) 10:00--SMJ (Kasumigaura) Festival for town community
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) 9:00-16:00-SMJ (Kan'non-dai, Tsukuba) Festival of agriculture and forestry laboratories complex
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) (??) 9:45-15:00-SMJ (Sanuma, Shimotsuma) Autumn feastival at Sanuma Sun Beach park
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Central Yuki, Yuki) Festival for town community (Mikoshi and hayashi floats parade and etc.)
2025 Oct.25(Sat)-26(Sun) 10:00-16:00-SM- (Ami) Campus festival of School of Agriculture, Ibaraki Univ.
2025 Oct.26(Sun) --TJ (Joso) 東弘寺の親鸞報恩講法要
2025 Oct.26(Sun) (?) 10:00-16:00-SMJ (not fixed) Lawel Ibaraki festival of welfare for Labors
2025 Oct.26(Sun) (??) 17:00- -SMJ (Central Itako, Itako) Moon watching festival (Hayashi music and dance)
2025 Oct.26(Sun) (??) 9:00-15:40-SMJ (Kakioka, Ishioka) "Kakioka" castle festival (traditional music etc.)
2025 Oct.29(Wed) --TJ (Kamizakai, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Sugatami shrine
2025 Nov.1(Sat) RSTJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Autumn feast at Tsukuba-san shrine (parade of a portable shrine to the top of the mountain)
2025 Nov.1(Sat) (?) --TJ (Sakae, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Shinmei shrine
2025 Nov.1(Sat)-2(Sun) (?) 9:00--SMJ (Tamatsukuri, Namekata) Festival for town community
2025 Nov.1(Sat)-2(Sun) (??) 9:00-16:00-SMJ (Ishige) Festival for town community
2025 Nov.1(Sat)-3(Mon) (??) 11:30-17:00-STJ (Shimotsuma) Demonstration of traditional music at public hall
2025 Nov.2(Sun) (?) 13:00-17:30 -SMJ (Mito) Samurai parade for memory of Mito-komon and Tokugawa Yoshinobu (the last Shogun)
2025 Nov.2(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Festival for town community
2025 Nov.2(Sun) (??) 9:00-15:00 --MJ (Tsuchiura) Festival of "Ichi-chu" area public hall (Demonstration of Hayashi music and dance)
2025 Nov.2(Sun) (??) 9:00-15:00 -SMJ (Ina) Festival for town community (Cultural)
2025 Nov.2(Sun) (??) 9:30-14:30 -SMJ (Uchihara, Mito) Festival for town community
2025 Nov.2(Sun)-4(Tue) (??) -SMJ (Edosaki, Inashiki) Festival for town comunity
2025 Nov.3(Mon) -SMJ (Akeno) Festival for town comunity
2025 Nov.3(Mon) (?) --TJ (Shimada-machi, Ushiku) Aniversary feast of Kahima shrine
2025 Nov.3(Mon) (??) 10:00-15:30-SMJ (Honjo-machi, Shimotsuma) Tagaya-jidai-matsuri festival (Samurais' procession)(irregular)
2025 Nov.3(Mon) (??) 9:00-15:00 -SMJ (Yawara) Festival for town community (traditional music in a.m. etc.)
2025 Nov.3(Mon) 10:00- RSTJ (Kasama, Kasama) Traditional Archery at Kasama-Inari shrine (at 10:00 and 14:00)
2025 Nov.3(Mon) 12:00-14:30 R-TJ (Negoya, Ishioka) Demonstration of "Jakamokojan" religional dances
2025 Nov.3(Mon) 22:00-24:00 --TJ (Tatsugi, Tone) Aniversary feast of Komo-jinja (torch ceremony in early morning)
2025 Nov.3(Mon) 8:45-15:30 -SMJ (Daiichi Hitachino park, Kasumigaura) Festival for town community (Cooking with big pan of 2.2 meter in diameter)
2025 Nov.3(Mon) 9:00-15:00 -SMJ (Ina) Festival for town community (Commerce and Industry)
2025 Nov.3(Mon) 9:00-16:00 -SMJ (Ushiku city hall, Ushiku) Waiwai matsuri festival for town community (open air market)
2025 Nov.5(Wed) (?) --TJ (Shinmei, Shimotsuma) 神明神社強飯祭り（当屋にて強飯式）
2025 Nov.5(Wed) (?) --TJ (Toozaki-cho, Tsuchiura) Autumn feast at Washi shrine (Sumo wrestling?)
2025 Nov.6(Thu) --TJ (Tanaka 2chome, Tsuchiura) Autumn feast at Tanaka Hachiman shrine
2025 Nov.6(Thu) (?) -STJ (Uenomiya, Daigo) Bonden ceremony on the top of Mt. Yamizo-san
2025 Nov.6(Thu)-9(Sun) (??) 9:00-16:00-SMJ (Geijutsu no Mori park, Kasama) Ceramic and Stone festival
2025 Nov.7(Fri)-8(Sat) (??) -SMJ (Several Public Halls, Tsukuba) Festival for town comunity (Various events)
2025 Nov.7(Fri)-9(Sun) (??) RSTJ (around Iwama st., Kasama) Aniversary feast of Rokusho shrine (several floats, parade of portable shrine)
2025 Nov.8(Sat)-9(Sun) (??) 9:15---MJ (Tsuchiura) Festival of "Yon-chu" area public hall (Demonstration of local Osugi-bayashi musig)
2025 Nov.8(Sat)-10(Mon) (??) 9:00-17:00-SMJ (Sekijo) Festival for town community
2025 Nov.9(Sun) (??) --TJ (Akatsuka, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Nitta shrine (floats)
2025 Nov.9(Sun) (??) 12:30-15:00-STJ (Oguri, Chikusei) Daidai Kagura dance at Oguri Naige-daijingu shrine
2025 Nov.9(Sun) (??) 13:00-16:00-STJ (Soja, Ishioka) Demonstration of Ishioka bayashi music at the public hall
2025 Nov.9(Sun) 11:00-16:00 RSMJ (Central Iwai, Bando) Festival of regional hero Masakado (Parade of Samurai etc.)
2025 Nov.10(Mon) --TJ (Saiki, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Saiki shrine
2025 Nov.10(Mon) 11:00-13:00 --TJ (Shimo-Sasagi, Tsukuba) Autumn feast at Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.10(Mon) 18:00- --TJ (Tanaka, Tsukuba) Ceremony of "Yabusame," a traditional archery at Hie shrine (around 18:00-18:30)
2025 Nov.12(Wed) --TJ (Hinosawa, Tsukuba) Prayer to the moon at Tsukiyomi-jinja shrine (closed ceremony)
2025 Nov.12(Wed) RST- (Tokyo) 1st Tori-no-ichi market at Ootori shrine
2025 Nov.12(Wed) RSTJ (Fuchigashira, Joso) Tori-no-ichi market (evening, -20:30)
2025 Nov.12(Wed) (?) --TJ (Teshirogi, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Oowashi shrine
2025 Nov.14(Fri) 12:00- --TJ (Toyoda, Joso) Doronko (muddy) Matsuri of Abe shrine (big lion doll)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) - Shichi-go-san, the festive day for cerebration of children's growth (at almost all shrines)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) --TJ (Kokusho, Joso) Aniversary feast of Kuwahara shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) --TJ (Furudate, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) --TJ (Oogata, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Ootsukado, Joso) Shichi-go-san (Hitokoto-nushi shrine)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Motoki-Amabiki, Sakuragawa) Shichi-go-san (Amabiki Kan'non temple)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Yamao, Sakuragawa) Aniversary feast of Gosho-Komagataki shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Izumi, Tsukuba) Shichi-go-san (Keiryu-ji temple in Izumi)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Oonogou, Joso) Shichi-go-san (Ohnogoh tenmangu shrine)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Daiho, Shimotsuma) Shichi-go-san (Daihou-Hachiman-gu shrine)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Shichi-go-san (Tsukuba-san shrine)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Sawabe, Tsuchiura) Himo-toke feast at Hie shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) -STJ (Itabashi, TsukubaMirai) Shichi-go-san (Itabashi-Fudouin temple)
2025 Nov.15(Sat) (?) --TJ (Oosone, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) (?) --TJ (Shinozaki, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) (?) --TJ (Onanuma, Koga) Shisihmai lion dance in Onanuma
2025 Nov.15(Sat) (?) --TJ (Oosuna, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Hachiman shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) (?) -STJ (Tamiya, Tsuchiura) "Tamiya Bayashi" traditional music at Tamiya Kajinomiya shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) (?) 10:00- --TJ (Fukuro, Yachiyo) Amazake alchol ceremony at Hakusan-jinja shrine
2025 Nov.15(Sat) 14:00-16:00 --TJ (Tsukazaki, Sakai) Shisihmai lion dance in Tsukazaki
2025 Nov.15(Sat)-16(Sun) -STJ (Joso) Contest of local folk song "Shinoyama Kobiki-uta"
2025 Nov.15(Sat)-16(Sun) (??) 10:00-17:30-SMJ (Center area, Tsukuba) Market of "Kasama-yaki" ceramics
2025 Nov.16(Sun) (??) 11:30-12:00--TJ (Kurogo, Chikusei) Children's Budhism ceremonial parade at Senmyo-ji temple in Kurogo
2025 Nov.16(Sun) (??) 8:45-12:30--MJ (Sanuma, Shimotsuma) Half Marathon race around Sanuma pond
2025 Nov.16(Sun) 10:00-16:00 --TJ (Oou, Itako) Mikomai Shintoism ceremonial dance by a girl at Ohu-jinja shrine (ceremony starts at 13:00)
2025 Nov.17(Mon) --TJ (Misaka-machi, Joso) Aniversary feast of Yasaka shrine in 三坂(Misaka?)-machi
2025 Nov.19(Wed) (?) --TJ (Sugama, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Kumano shrine
2025 Nov.20(Thu) --TJ (Sawabe, Tsuchiura) Thanksgiving ceremony at Hie shrine
2025 Nov.20(Thu) (?) --TJ (Kami-hirooka, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast at Yahata shrine
2025 Nov.21(Fri) --TJ (Ichinoya, Tsukuba) Thanksgiving ceremony at Yasaka shrine
2025 Nov.22(Sat) (?) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Thanksgiving ceremony at Kabasan shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Nisi-manabeTsuchiura) Anniversary feast of Shin'en-ji temple in Nishi-Manabe
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Takasai, Shimotsuma) Anniversary feast of Takasai shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Aonuma, Namekata) 春日神社のどぶろく神事
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Onabake, Ushiku) Autumn feast at Onabake shrine (No events)
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Uwado, Itako) Shishimai three lion dogs dance at Wado
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Manabe, Tsuchiura) Autumn feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) --TJ (Tanaka, Tsukuba) Thanksgiving ceremony at Hie shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) RSTJ (Kamigo, Tsukuba) Autumn feast of Kanamura Betsurai shrine (pot plant markets, traditional Kagura shintoism dance)
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (?) --TJ (Shimo-hiratsuka, Tsukuba) Thanksgiving feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (?) --TJ (Kamizakai, Tsukuba) Thanksgiving feast of Sugatami shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (??) -SMJ (Yachiyo) Demonstraion of Hayashi music at Public hall
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (??) -STJ (Oomachi, Chikusei) Autumn feast of Haguro-jinja shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (??) 10:00-15:00-SMJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Demonstration of Minyo songs and dance
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (??) 11:00-15:00-SMJ (Central Ryugasaki, Ryugasaki) Igappe matsuri, festival for town community
2025 Nov.23(Sun) (??) 12:30-13:30--TJ (Shimo-hirooka, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.23(Sun) 11:00- -STJ (Motoki-Amabiki, Sakuragawa) Fire mass at Amabiki Kan'non temple
2025 Nov.23(Sun) 12:00-16:00 -STJ (Yagihashi, Koga) Iwato kagura shintoism dance in Yagihashi
2025 Nov.23(Sun) 13:00-16:00 R-TJ (Sekimoto, Chikusei) Daidai-kagura shintoism dance of Sekimoto shrine
2025 Nov.24(Mon) RST- (Tokyo) 2nd Tori-no-ichi market at Ootori shrine
2025 Nov.24(Mon) (?) --TJ (Oo, Tsukuba) Autumn feast at Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.24(Mon) (?) --TJ (Toozaki-cho, Tsuchiura) Sumo wrestling at Washi shrine
2025 Nov.24(Mon) (??) 10:30- --TJ (Shimo-Takatsu, Tsuchiura) Autumn feast of Atago shrine in Shimotakatsu
2025 Nov.24(Mon) 13:00-16:30 --TJ (Notsume, Yachiyo) Daidai-kagura shintoism dance at Notsumi Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.28(Fri) -STJ (Itabashi, TsukubaMirai) Ceremonial exhibition of Acala statue at Itabshi Fudoson temple (stands)
2025 Nov.28(Fri) (?) --TJ (Shibazaki, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Nov.28(Fri) (?) --TJ (Uenomuro, Tsukuba) Thanksgiving feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Nov.29(Sat) (??) 13:00- RSMJ (Akeno-public hall, Chikusei) “Ibaraki Taiko Matsuri” stage performance of many Taiko players groups
2025 Nov.29(Sat)-30(Sun) (??) 12:00-22:00-STJ (Ami, Ami) Tori-no-ichi open air market at Ami jinja shrine
2025 Nov.30(Sun) RSMJ (Univ. Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Tsukuba marathon race
2025 Nov.30(Sun) (??) --TJ (Takasuka, Tsukuba) Autumun festival of Sanko-Inari-jinja shrine (Hyottoko dance)
2025 Nov.30(Sun) 10:00-15:00 -STJ (Fukawa, Tone) Open air market at Tokuman-ji temple
2025 Dec.1(Mon) (?) --TJ (Yokomachi, Tsukuba) Autumn feast at Yasaka shrine
2025 Dec.3(Wed) 18:00-21:00 RSTJ (Nogi, Nogi town, Tochigi pref.) Chochin Momi, a festival of battling lanterns (by children) at Nogi shrine
2025 Dec.5(Fri) --TJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Thanksgiving ceremony at Tsukuba-san shrine
2025 Dec.5(Fri) (?) --TJ (Osagoya, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast of Hie shrine
2025 Dec.6(Sat) 18:00-22:00 RSTJ (Koga) "Chochin Sao-Momi", a festival of battling lanterns
2025 Dec.7(Sun) (??) 10:30-13:10--MJ (Mt.Tsukuba, Tsukuba) Tsukuba mountain marathon
2025 Dec.7(Sun) 9:00-16:00 -STJ (Oguri, Chikusei) Oguri-hangan festival (Samurai procession, Kagura music, etc.)
2025 Dec.8(Mon) --TJ (Shiio, Sakuragawa) The year's last prayer for Yakushi Buddha at Yakuo-in temple
2025 Dec.13(Sat) (??) 11:00-13:00-SMJ (Chuo-koen park, Tsukuba) Events held at Sakura-minka-en, japanese old houses
2025 Dec.14(Sun) 11:00-13:00 --TJ (Hongo, Sakuragawa) Oomeshi ceremony (30 people are made eat up extreamly large bowl of rice) (in Hongo, with comical ceremony)
2025 Dec.14(Sun) 11:00-13:00 --TJ (Shimoizumi, Sakuragawa) Oomeshi ceremony (30 people are made eat up extreamly large bowl of rice) (in Shimoizumi)
2025 Dec.15(Mon) --TJ (Katsura, Ushiku) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine in Katsura
2025 Dec.15(Mon) --TJ (Takasuka, Tsukuba) Aniversary feast at Kashima shrine
2025 Dec.17(Wed)-19(Fri) RST- (Tokyo) Hagoita market at Senso-ji temple
2025 Dec.20(Sat) (?) --TJ (Kurakake, Tsukuba) Anniversary feast of Kashima shrine
2025 Dec.21(Sun) (?) --TJ (Sakuragawa) Star ceremony at Kabasan shrine
2025 Dec.21(Sun) 11:00- --TJ (Mita, Shimotsuma) 星祭り護摩供養 at Mitsuzoin temple
2025 Dec.21(Sun) 12:00-14:00 RSTJ (Sakuragawa) Religional ceremony of "walking on fire" at Kabasan-Saenazumi shrine
2025 Dec.22(Mon) (?) --TJ (Shiio, Sakuragawa) Star ceremony of Yakuo-in temple
2025 Dec.28(Sun) --TJ (Makabe, Sakuragawa) Fire ceremony at Mikkou-ji temple
2025 Dec.28(Sun) 17:00-20:00 RSTJ (Yatabe, Tsukuba) Markets of Dharma dolls
2025 Dec.29(Mon) 16:00-18:00 RSTJ (Nareuma, Ryugasaki) Religional training of "walk on fire" at Raiko-in temple
2025 Dec.31(Wed) - New Year's Eve (at almost all temples and shrines)
2025 Dec.31(Wed) -STJ (Tagu, Ushiku) New year's prayer (Takuu-san Yakushi-ji, midnight)
2025 Dec.31(Wed) 16:00- RSTJ (Tsukuba, Tsukuba) New year's prayer (Tsukuba-san shrine, to midnight)
2025 Dec.31(Wed)-1(Thu) -STJ (Manabe, Tsuchiura) New year's prayer (Kashima-jinja shrine) (fire works, traditional music etc.)
2025 Dec.31(Wed)-3(Sat) RSTJ (Ushiku arcadia memorial park, Ushiku) New year's ceremony at Ushiku Arcadia (Light-up'ed world bigest Buddha statue, fireworks on 31st, 23:00-)
2026 Jan.2(Fri) 15:00-17:00 --TJ (Mt. Atagoyama, Kasama) Akutai-matsuri, dedication parade avoiding audiences' attack
2026 Jan.3(Sat) (?) --TJ (Nakago, Shimotsuma) 中郷日枝神社強飯祭り（当屋にて強飯式）
2026 Jan.3(Sat)-4(Sun) --TJ (Fukuda, Ami) Baka-matsuri in Fukuda (Humorous parde in traditional wedding style)