2025 Nagasaki Lantern Festival

January 29th - February 12th, 2025

Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Festival

July 27th - 28th, 2024

Bayside of Light - Nagasaki Christmas 2024

Kujukushima Oyster Festival - Fall / Winter

Kira Kira Festival

November 29th - December 22nd, 2024

Must-check winter tradition with a million illuminations around Sasebo city.

Huis Ten Bosch - Kingdom of Light

A maginificent display of 10 million lights

2025 Nomozaki Daffodil Festival

Mid/Late of January, 2025

Kamigoto Church Concerts 【Church Week 2024】

December 1st - 16th, 2023

A spiritual experience that interweaves light and sound

2024 Nagasaki Port Festival

July 27 - 28th, 2024

10,000 fireworks over two days!

Cave of Light

December 7th, 2024 - March 2nd, 2025

Festivitas Natalis

December 7th, 2024

A christmas event, which makes you feel as if a travel back in 400 years.

The Huis Ten Bosch Tulip Festival

February 9th - April 7th, 2024

Enter the Flower Kingdom!

Kanoukaen

Mar 29, 2025

Nagasaki's largest fire festival, reenacting the tales of historical scrolls.

Spiny Lobster Festival, Nomozaki

September 1 - 30th, 2024

Yosakoi Sasebo Festival

October 18th - 20th, 2024

The largest Yosakoi event in Kyushu.

Unzen Akari No Hanaboro

February 2nd - February 22th, 2025

Light-up event inspired by frosty fog, iconic winter charm in Unzen.

Tabira Park Hikari No Festa

December 13th, 2024 - January 13th, 2025
Light-up time is 17:00-21:00.

Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi

October 7th - 9th, every year

The pride of Nagasaki - the grand autumn festival integrating traditional culture and international flair.

Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival

Usually held on the end of April *November 4 - 5th, 2023

Nakashima River Summer Festival

Tateyama Park Cherry Blossom Festival

Late March - early April

It has the most cherry blossoms of any park in Nagasaki City, with approximately 700 cherry trees in full bloom when the season is at its best in late March or early April.

Shimabara Winter Night Fantasia

December 7th, 2024 - January 11th, 2025
*Light-up Time: 17:30-22:00

Seasonal tradition illminated with 200,000 light-ups in Shimabara city.

Umegae Sake Brewery Open Warehouse in Autumn

Early November

Let's enjoy the fine taste of locally brewed sake!

Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn Festival)

October 14th - 15th *held on the same date each year

Saikai Bridge Whirlpool Festival

Mar 16 - April 7, 2024

A great contrast of whirlpools and cherry blossoms.

The Spirit Boat Procession / Shoronagashi

August 15th (held on the same day every year)

Nagasaki's traditional summer event

Mizukake Jizo Festival

August 23rd・24th every year

A Summer tradition of Emukae

Izuhara Port Festival, Tsushima Island

Celebrate the unique of history of this border island, Tsushima.

Gion Festival(Yasaka Shrine Summer Festival)

Mid-July

A Summer tradition of Uku Island. The festival has a ceremony to drive away bad luck.

Doya Tanada (Rice Terrace) Festival

Usually held on the second Sunday of October

A magical scenery created by some 2,600 softly-lit lanterns along the rice terrace.

Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony

August 9th (held on the same day every year)

A prayer for everlasting world peace.

Isahaya Akari Fantasia

Maruyama Hana Festival (Maruyama Women's Festival)

November 9th - 10th, 2024

Recreating a parade of courtesans in one of the former three largest hanamachi districts in Japan.

Sasebo Seaside Festival

Sep 7 - 8th, 2024

Speaking of summer in Sasebo, it's Seaside Festival! Fantastic fireworks decorate the summer night sky.

Burning of the fields of Kawachi Pass

Shiman-rokusennichi Festival

August 8th - 10th every year

The summer festival of Fukuishi Kannon

Mikawachi-yaki (ware) HAMAZEN Festival

May 1st - May 5th, 2024

Take a walk through this scenic townscape of Mikawachi kiln mountain, and enjoy touring around the porcelain factories.

Hizen Emukae Mayudama Festival

From mid-March to early April

The colorful Mayutama(New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes) decorate the spring in Emukae.

Senryu Sake BreweryOpen Warehouse Spring & Autumn

Early April , October

You can enjoy the taste of sake which has never changed since the establishment of our company.

Sechibaru the First Tea of the Season Festival "Jigemon(locally grown) Fair"

Late May

It is an event that you can fully enjoy the rich flavor of Sechibaru Tea.