2022 Gardena Buddhist Church Obon Festival Event & Bon Odori (Sunday Only) Live Taiko & Bon Odori Dancing - Largest Japanese Obon Festival in Southbay

2022 Annual Bridge USA Natsu (Japanese Summer Festival Event) Matsuri (Japanese Food Booths, Performances, Exhibits) Torrance - ブリッジ USA 夏祭り (1 Day)

Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms - Two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms-On View at The Broad

2022 Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC) Bon Odori Festival Event (Saturday) Donate a Lantern & Honor a Loved One, Ondo Dancing, Live Taiko, Food..

2022 - 51st Annual Akimatsuri Fall Festival

2023 - 24th Annual Japanese New Year's Oshogatsu Festival Event - Little Tokyo (2 Locations, 2 Days: Dec 31st & Jan 1st) Entertainment

2022 Nisei Week Grand Parade Event in Little Tokyo (Sunday 4 pm) One of the Largest & Most Exciting Events of the Year - Tips [VIDEO]

2023 - Annual Orange County Cherry Blossom Festival in Huntington Beach - Cherry Blossom Trees [VIDEO] (3 Days)

2022 - Annual Orange County Japan Fair Event (3 Days) One of the Largest Japanese Festivals in Southern Calif. (Food, Performances & Japanese Culture)

2022 - 82nd Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Event in Little Tokyo (Week 1: Aug 13-14, Week 2: Aug 20-21) JACCC Plaza, JANM, MOCA..

2022 - 76th Annual Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar Event - Sacramento (1 Day Festival) Delicious Japanese Food!

2022 Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo Japantown, LA (Sunday)

2022 - 12th Annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival, Little Tokyo (Part of JANM Natsumatsuri Festival) [During Nisei Week] (On Display: Aug 13-22, 2022)

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2022 Most Popular Japanese Festivals & Events (United States)

The most popular Japanese Festivals & Events in the United States occur throughout the 12 months of the year. We have a list of the most viewed popular Japanese events and festivals on this website.

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2022 Studio Ghibli Fest Event - 5th Annual Studio Ghibli Fest to Experience the Wonder of 7 Beloved, Groundbreaking Animated Films

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Top Events Overall

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Gardena Buddhist Church Obon Festival Event & Bon Odori (Sunday Only) Live Taiko & Bon Odori Dancing - Largest Japanese Obon Festival in Southbay

1) 2022 Gardena Buddhist Church Obon Festival Event & Bon Odori (Sunday Only) Live Taiko & Bon Odori Dancing - Largest Japanese Obon Festival in Southbay (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)
@Gardena Buddhist Church

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Annual Bridge USA Natsu (Japanese Summer Festival Event) Matsuri (Japanese Food Booths, Performances, Exhibits) Torrance - ブリッジ USA 夏祭り (1 Day)

2) 2022 Annual Bridge USA Natsu (Japanese Summer Festival Event) Matsuri (Japanese Food Booths, Performances, Exhibits) Torrance - ブリッジ USA 夏祭り (1 Day) (Sunday, 28 August, 2022)
@Torrance Cultural Arts Center

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms - Two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms-On View at The Broad

3) Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms - Two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms-On View at The Broad (Thursday, 01 December, 2022)
@The Broad Museum

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC) Bon Odori Festival Event (Saturday) Donate a Lantern & Honor a Loved One, Ondo Dancing, Live Taiko, Food..

4) 2022 Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC) Bon Odori Festival Event (Saturday) Donate a Lantern & Honor a Loved One, Ondo Dancing, Live Taiko, Food.. (Saturday, 27 August, 2022)
@Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC)

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - 51st Annual Akimatsuri Fall Festival

5) 2022 - 51st Annual Akimatsuri Fall Festival (Sunday, 02 October, 2022)
@East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2023 - 24th Annual Japanese New Year's Oshogatsu Festival Event - Little Tokyo (2 Locations, 2 Days: Dec 31st & Jan 1st) Entertainment

6) 2023 - 24th Annual Japanese New Year's Oshogatsu Festival Event - Little Tokyo (2 Locations, 2 Days: Dec 31st & Jan 1st) Entertainment (Sunday, 01 January, 2023)
@JACCC Plaza

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - Studio Ghibli Theme Park, Nagakute, Japan (Opening Day: November 1, 2022) See Video!

7) 2022 - Studio Ghibli Theme Park, Nagakute, Japan (Opening Day: November 1, 2022) See Video! (Tuesday, 01 November, 2022)
@Studio Ghibli Theme Park, Nagakute, Japan

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event Experience a Walk in a Beautiful Japanese-Style Garden, Tea House

8) Experience a Walk in a Beautiful Japanese-Style Garden, Tea House (Friday, 04 November, 2022)
@Descanso Gardens (Japanese Garden)

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Nisei Week Grand Parade Event in Little Tokyo (Sunday 4 pm) One of the Largest & Most Exciting Events of the Year - Tips [VIDEO]

9) 2022 Nisei Week Grand Parade Event in Little Tokyo (Sunday 4 pm) One of the Largest & Most Exciting Events of the Year - Tips [VIDEO] (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)
@Nisei Week Grand Parade Route - Little Tokyo, Japantown

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2023 - Annual Orange County Cherry Blossom Festival in Huntington Beach - Cherry Blossom Trees [VIDEO] (3 Days)

10) 2023 - Annual Orange County Cherry Blossom Festival in Huntington Beach - Cherry Blossom Trees [VIDEO] (3 Days) (Sunday, 12 March, 2023)
@Huntington Beach Central Park

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - Annual Orange County Japan Fair Event (3 Days) One of the Largest Japanese Festivals in Southern Calif. (Food, Performances & Japanese Culture)

11) 2022 - Annual Orange County Japan Fair Event (3 Days) One of the Largest Japanese Festivals in Southern Calif. (Food, Performances & Japanese Culture) (Sunday, 23 October, 2022)
@Orange County Fairgrounds

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - 82nd Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Event in Little Tokyo (Week 1: Aug 13-14, Week 2: Aug 20-21) JACCC Plaza, JANM, MOCA..

12) 2022 - 82nd Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Event in Little Tokyo (Week 1: Aug 13-14, Week 2: Aug 20-21) JACCC Plaza, JANM, MOCA.. (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)
@JACCC Plaza

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - 76th Annual Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar Event - Sacramento (1 Day Festival) Delicious Japanese Food!

13) 2022 - 76th Annual Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar Event - Sacramento (1 Day Festival) Delicious Japanese Food! (Sunday, 18 September, 2022)
@Buddhist Church of Sacramento

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo Japantown, LA (Sunday)

14) 2022 Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo Japantown, LA (Sunday) (Sunday, 21 August, 2022)
@Nisei Week Bon Odori - Little Tokyo, Japantown

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - 12th Annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival, Little Tokyo (Part of JANM Natsumatsuri Festival) [During Nisei Week] (On Display: Aug 13-22, 2022)

15) 2022 - 12th Annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival, Little Tokyo (Part of JANM Natsumatsuri Festival) [During Nisei Week] (On Display: Aug 13-22, 2022) (Sunday, 21 August, 2022)
@Los Angeles Tanabata Festival

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Japanese Festival Event - Celebrating the History, Culture & People of Japan (3 Days) (Bon Odori, Live Taiko, Sumo, Origami..) Missouri Garden

16) 2022 Japanese Festival Event - Celebrating the History, Culture & People of Japan (3 Days) (Bon Odori, Live Taiko, Sumo, Origami..) Missouri Garden (Saturday, 03 September, 2022)
@Missouri Botanical Garden - Japanese Garden

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 17th Annual 2022 Japanese Classic Car Show Event - America's 1st & Original Large Scale Japanese Show Dedicated to Old School Cars - Marina Green Park

17) 17th Annual 2022 Japanese Classic Car Show Event - America's 1st & Original Large Scale Japanese Show Dedicated to Old School Cars - Marina Green Park (Saturday, 10 September, 2022)
@Marina Green Park, Long Beach

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 - Annual JapanFest Atlanta Festival Event: Experience Japanese Culture - Japanese Food, Taiko, Performances, Games, etc.. (2 Days)

18) 2022 - Annual JapanFest Atlanta Festival Event: Experience Japanese Culture - Japanese Food, Taiko, Performances, Games, etc.. (2 Days) (Saturday, 17 September, 2022)
@Gas South Convention Center

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Event - LA Convention Center (Nov 18 - Nov 27) Toyota, Honda, Lexus, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Tesla..

19) 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show Event - LA Convention Center (Nov 18 - Nov 27) Toyota, Honda, Lexus, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Tesla.. (Friday, 18 November, 2022)
@Los Angeles Convention Center

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2023 - The 134th Rose Parade presented by Honda and 109th Rose Bowl Game will return on January 1, 2023 starting at 8am PST

20) 2023 - The 134th Rose Parade presented by Honda and 109th Rose Bowl Game will return on January 1, 2023 starting at 8am PST (Sunday, 01 January, 2023)
@Rose Parade Location

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, Long Beach (Situated on the Campus of CSU Long Beach)

21) Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, Long Beach (Situated on the Campus of CSU Long Beach) (Tuesday, 06 December, 2022)
@Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, Long Beach

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Obon Weekend at Morikami (2 Days) Stroll the Gardens, Fill Out Tanzaku Slips (Memory of lost loved ones), Live Taiko in the Spirit of Obon

22) 2022 Obon Weekend at Morikami (2 Days) Stroll the Gardens, Fill Out Tanzaku Slips (Memory of lost loved ones), Live Taiko in the Spirit of Obon (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)
@Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 Studio Ghibli Fest Event - 5th Annual Studio Ghibli Fest to Experience the Wonder of 7 Beloved, Groundbreaking Animated Films

23) 2022 Studio Ghibli Fest Event - 5th Annual Studio Ghibli Fest to Experience the Wonder of 7 Beloved, Groundbreaking Animated Films (Thursday, 03 November, 2022)
@Fathom Events

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event March 11, 2011 Japan Anniversary Earthquake & Tsunami that Struck Japan & Radioactive Detection in the Pacific Coast Ocean - Help Japan

24) March 11, 2011 Japan Anniversary Earthquake & Tsunami that Struck Japan & Radioactive Detection in the Pacific Coast Ocean - Help Japan (Saturday, 11 March, 2023)
@Pacific Coast of Tohoku, Honshu Island, Japan

Most Popular Japanese Festival Event 2022 OCO Club Natsu Matsuri Festival Event - Food, Games, Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Odori, Mikoshi Parade, Beer Garden - Tanaka Farms

25) 2022 OCO Club Natsu Matsuri Festival Event - Food, Games, Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Odori, Mikoshi Parade, Beer Garden - Tanaka Farms (Saturday, 27 August, 2022)
@Tanaka Farms

26) 2022 Yayoi Kusama's Longing for Eternity - On View at The Broad (Thursday, 01 September, 2022)
@The Broad Museum

Top Events Today

1) 2022 Gardena Buddhist Church Obon Festival Event & Bon Odori (Sunday Only) Live Taiko & Bon Odori Dancing - Largest Japanese Obon Festival in Southbay (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)
@Gardena Buddhist Church
2) 2022 Annual Bridge USA Natsu (Japanese Summer Festival Event) Matsuri (Japanese Food Booths, Performances, Exhibits) Torrance - ブリッジ USA 夏祭り (1 Day) (Sunday, 28 August, 2022)
@Torrance Cultural Arts Center
3) 2022 1st Obon Festival - Humboldt County - A Traditional Japanese Festival To Honor Those Who Came Before Us (Food, Music, Dancing, Crafts..) (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)NEW
@Arcata’s Creamery District (Front of the Arcata Playhouse)
4) 2022 Nisei Week: Taiko Gathering Event, JACCC Plaza (Showcasing Japanese Drum (Taiko) Groups from Southern California) (Sunday, 21 August, 2022)NEW
@Nisei Week Bon Odori Practice - JACCC Plaza - Little Tokyo
5) 2022 Shin-Sen-Gumi 8th Charity Summer Festival Event - Japanese Food Stands, Games, Live Performances, Raffle.. #shinsengumila #ssgla [Video] (Saturday, 03 September, 2022)NEW
@George Nakano Theatre - Torrance Cultural Arts
6) 2022 OCO Club Natsu Matsuri Festival Event - Food, Games, Arts, Crafts, Entertainment, Odori, Mikoshi Parade, Beer Garden - Tanaka Farms (Saturday, 27 August, 2022)
@Tanaka Farms
7) 2022 Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC) Bon Odori Festival Event (Saturday) Donate a Lantern & Honor a Loved One, Ondo Dancing, Live Taiko, Food.. (Saturday, 27 August, 2022)
@Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC)
8) 2022 San Diego Sake Week - Sake Week is a Week-Long Celebration (Oct 1st-8th, 2022) (Saturday, 01 October, 2022)NEW
@Balboa Park Japanese Friendship Garden, San Diego (Main)
9) 2022 Japanese Cultural Day Festival Event - Museum of Boulder (Live Taiko, Origami, Dances..) (Sunday, 28 August, 2022)NEW
@Museum of Boulder
10) 2022 40th Annual Okinawan Festival Event - The Largest Celebration of Hawaiian Culture in the U.S. (2 Days) (Sunday, 04 September, 2022)NEW
@Hawaii Convention Center (Main)
11) 2022 Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo Japantown, LA (Sunday) (Sunday, 21 August, 2022)
@Nisei Week Bon Odori - Little Tokyo, Japantown
12) 2022 Annual 3rd Annual NexGen Natsumatsuri Summer Festival Event - B-SIDE Lounge (Wednesday, 17 August, 2022)NEW
@B-SIDE Lounge, Ward Village
13) 2022 - 76th Annual Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar Event - Sacramento (1 Day Festival) Delicious Japanese Food! (Sunday, 18 September, 2022)
@Buddhist Church of Sacramento
14) 2022 Tuesday Evening (Jul-Aug) In One of the Most Beautiful Japanese Gardens - Anderson Gardens #theandersongardens (Tuesday, 30 August, 2022)NEW
@Anderson Japanese Gardens (12-Acre Japanese Garden)
15) 2022 - Annual Orange County Japan Fair Event (3 Days) One of the Largest Japanese Festivals in Southern Calif. (Food, Performances & Japanese Culture) (Sunday, 23 October, 2022)
@Orange County Fairgrounds
16) 17th Annual 2022 Japanese Classic Car Show Event - America's 1st & Original Large Scale Japanese Show Dedicated to Old School Cars - Marina Green Park (Saturday, 10 September, 2022)
@Marina Green Park, Long Beach
17) 2022 Memphis Japan Festival Memphis Botanic Garden - Celebrate the History, Culture & People of Japan (Sunday, 06 November, 2022)NEW
@Memphis Botanic Garden - Japanese Garden
18) 2022 - Annual JapanFest Atlanta Festival Event: Experience Japanese Culture - Japanese Food, Taiko, Performances, Games, etc.. (2 Days) (Saturday, 17 September, 2022)
@Gas South Convention Center
19) 2023 Annual Diablo Japanese Summer Festival Event - Bon Odori (2 Days) Japanese Food Booths, Taiko, Games.. (Saturday, 29 July, 2023)NEW
@Diablo Japanese American Club
20) 2022 - Studio Ghibli Theme Park, Nagakute, Japan (Opening Day: November 1, 2022) See Video! (Tuesday, 01 November, 2022)
@Studio Ghibli Theme Park, Nagakute, Japan
21) 2022 - 51st Annual Akimatsuri Fall Festival (Sunday, 02 October, 2022)
@East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center
22) 2023 - 24th Annual Japanese New Year's Oshogatsu Festival Event - Little Tokyo (2 Locations, 2 Days: Dec 31st & Jan 1st) Entertainment (Sunday, 01 January, 2023)
@JACCC Plaza
23) 2022 - The 10th Annual Philadelphia Obon Festival Event (Launch Floating Lanterns on Shofuso’s Pond to Honor Loved Ones) (2 Dates) (Saturday, 20 August, 2022)
@Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
24) 2022 Community Kitchen - Yoshoku: How to Cook Japanese and Japanese American Family Recipes (Sunday, 14 August, 2022)
@Japanese Cultural & Community Center of North Calif - JCCCNC (Main)
25) 2022 - 13th Annual Aki Matsuri Japanese Festival Event (Japanese Culture, Bon Odori Dancing, Arts, Taiko, Performances, Music and Japanese Food) (Saturday, 22 October, 2022)
@Henderson Events Plaza Amphitheatre
26) 2022 Huge Annual 25th Japanese Fall Festival - Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden (Japanese Culture, Food, Performances..) (Sunday, 11 September, 2022)
@Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden
27) 2022 Life Cycles | A Bamboo Exploration with Tanabe Chikuunsai IV (Exhibition 07-28 to 01-15-2023) (Saturday, 07 January, 2023)
@Japan House - Los Angeles
28) 2022 Midori Kai Arts & Crafts Boutique Event (Saturday, 10 September, 2022)
@Lakeside Office Plaza