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Japanese Festivals in December

December is winter in Japan, and 23 festivals in this guide take place this month. Exact dates change every year — each festival's page links to its official website for the current schedule.

• Akutai Matsuri 悪態祭り
  Ibaraki · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Akō Gishi Festival 赤穂義士祭
  Akō-shi, Hyogo · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Boro-ichi ボロ市
  Setagaya, Tokyo · January, December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Chichibu Night Festival 秩父夜祭
  Chichibu, Saitama · December · Reisai
• Gishi-sai 義士祭
  Takanawa, Tokyo · December · Japanese festival
• Ikenoue Misogi Matsuri 池ノ上みそぎ祭
  Gifu · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Jūninichi-machi 十二日まち
  Urawa-ku, Saitama · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kan No Boro Shi 関のボロ市
  Tokyo · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kanda Curry Grand Prix 神田カレーグランプリ
  Tokyo · August, December · Competition
• Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri Festival 春日若宮おん祭
  Nara · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kirakira Fesuteibaru きらきらフェスティバル
  Nagasaki · November–December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Kobe Luminarie 神戸ルミナリエ
  Chūō-ku, Hyogo · December · Lights festival
• Namahage なまはげ
  Akita · February, December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Nippon'Ichi Hatto Fesuteibaru 日本一はっとフェスティバル
  Miyagi · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Oku-noto no Aenokoto あえのこと
  Wajima, Ishikawa · December · Ritual
• Ooi Matsuri 大飯祭り
  Ibaraki · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Oshiroi Matsuri おしろい祭り
  Fukuoka · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Shimada Ame 島田飴
  Miyagi · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Suwa Shrine 諏訪神社
  Chiba · April, December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Takamatsu Fuyu no Matsuri 高松冬のまつり
  Takamatsu, Kagawa · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)
• Tokyo Millenario 東京ミレナリオ
  Marunouchi, Tokyo · December · Lights festival
• Toshidon トシドン
  Kagoshima · December · Ritual
• Warai Kou 笑い講
  Yamaguchi · December · Japanese festival (matsuri)