May 2026 (66 festivals)
Haru no Fujiwara Matsuri
Hiraizumi, Iwate · Every year on 1 May
Kamogawa Noryo Yuka Kaikin
Kyoto · Every year on 1 May
Nozaki Mairi
Daito, Osaka · Every year on 1 May
Seihaku Sai
Nanao, Ishikawa · Every year, 1–5 May
Senbon Emma Do Dai Nenbutsu Kyogen
Kyoto · Every year on 1 May
Takaoka Mikurumayama Matsuri
Takaoka, Toyama · Every year on 1 May
Yotaka Matsuri
Nanto, Toyama · Every year on 1 May
Chiryu Matsuri
Chiryu, Aichi · Two days, 2–3 May
Jingu Shikinen Sengu
Ise, Mie · Held every 20 years (the 63rd starts on 2 May 2025)
Ome Taisai Dashi Junko
Ome, Tokyo · Every year on 2 May
Shimonoseki Kaikyo Matsuri Sentei Sai
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi · Every year on 2 May
Hakata Dontaku
Fukuoka · Every year on 3 and 4 May
Hamamatsu Matsuri
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka · Every year on 3 May
Hana Yu Matsuri
Misasa, Tottori · Every year on 3 May
Hiroshima Flower Festival
Hiroshima · Every year on 3 May
Kamezaki Shiohi Matsuri
Kamezaki, Aichi · Every year on 3 and 4 May
Kenpo Kinenbi Zen Nihon Kokeshi Konkuru
Shiroishi, Miyagi · Every year on 3 May
Nabekaburi Matsuri
Maibara, Shiga · Every year on 3 May
Okiba Suitengu Sai
Yanagawa, Fukuoka · Every year on 3 May
Sabae Tsutsuji Matsuri
Sabae, Fukui · Every year on 3 May
Shinkawa Ichi Matsuri
Ube, Yamaguchi · Every year, 3–5 May
Suitengu Haru Taisai
Yanagawa, Fukuoka · 3–7 May
Yokohama Kaiko Kinen Minato Sai
Yokohama, Kanagawa · Every year on 3 May
Iba no Sakudashi Matsuri
Higashiomi, Shiga · Every year on 4 May
Sagami no Odako Matsuri
Sagamihara, Kanagawa · Every year on 4 May
Sanada Matsuri
Kudoyama, Wakayama · Every year on 4 May
Sushi Kiri Matsuri
Moriyama, Shiga · Every year on 4 May
Tado Matsuri
Kuwana, Mie · Every year on 4 and 5 May
Tado Taisha Gorei Sai
Kuwana, Mie · Every year on 4 May
Bonden Matsuri
Sumida, Tokyo · Every year on 5 May
Hono Kemari Taikai
Kotohira, Kagawa · Every year on 5 May
Johana Hikiyama Matsuri
Nanto, Toyama · Every year on 5 May
Kamo Kurabe Uma
Kyoto · Every year on 5 May
Kodomo no Hi Tango Gannin Odori
Hachirogata, Akita · Every year on 5 May
Kokufu Sai
Oiso, Kanagawa · Every year on 5 May
Kusahara Sai Myoko Kogen Okayaba Yaki
Myoko, Niigata · Every year on 5 May
Mamada no Jagamaita
Oyama, Tochigi · Every year on 5 May
Momotaro Matsuri
Inuyama, Aichi · Every year on 5 May
Nihon Dowa Sai
Kusu, Oita · Every year on 5 May
Yabusame Matsuri
Fujinomiya, Shizuoka · Every year on 5 May
Oigami Onsen Orochi Matsuri
Numata, Gunma · Every year on 7 May
Akkeshi Sakura Kaki Matsuri
Akkeshi, Hokkaido · 9–17 May 2026 (9 days)
Hinoemata Kabuki
Hinoemata, Fukushima · Every year on 12 May
Izumo Taisha Taisai
Izumo, Shimane · Every year on 13 May
Miyazu Matsuri
Miyazu, Kyoto · Every year, 13–15 May
Aoi Matsuri
Kyoto · 15 May
Fushiki Hikiyama Matsuri
Takaoka, Toyama · Every year on the 3rd Saturday of May and the day before
Hakodate Goryokaku Sai
Hakodate, Hokkaido · 16 and 17 May 2026
Ogaki Matsuri
Ogaki, Gifu · Every year on the Saturday and Sunday closest to 15 May
Takikawa Nanohana Matsuri
Takikawa, Hokkaido · Every year, mid- to late May
Nikko Toshogu Shunki Reitaisai
Nikko, Tochigi · Every year on 17 May
Mikuni Matsuri
Sakai, Fukui · Every year, 19–21 May
Guze Kannon Nensai
Kawasaki, Kanagawa · Every year on 20 May
Gorokashima Gatarinpikku
Kashima, Saga · Every year in late May
Kanuma Satsuki Matsuri
Kanuma, Tochigi · Every year in late May
Otaue Sai
Imabari, Ehime · Every year in late May
Suigo Itako Ayame Sai
Itako, Ibaraki · Every year in late May
Suigo Sawara Ayame Sai
Sawara, Chiba · Every year in late May
Nanko Sai
Kobe, Hyogo · Every year on 24 May
Aioi Peron Sai
Aioi, Hyogo · Every year on 25 May
Kobe Matsuri
Kobe, Hyogo · Every year on 25 May
Kurofune Matsuri
Shimoda, Shizuoka · Every year on 25 May
Soga no Kasayaki Matsuri
Odawara, Kanagawa · Every year on 25 May
Tenjin Matsuri
Tsuruoka, Yamagata · Every year on 25 May
Soma Nomaoi
Minamisoma, Fukushima · The last Saturday to Monday of May
Sanno Matsuri
Toyama · Every year, 31 May to 2 June
