September 2026 (50 festivals)
Nakayama no Imo Kurabe Matsuri
Hino, Shiga · Every year on 1 September
Tanimura Hassaku Sai
Tsuru, Yamanashi · Every year on 1 September
Tamatori Sai
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima · Every year in late July
Tsuruga Matsuri
Tsuruga, Fukui · Every year, 2–4 September (early September)
Nakajo Matsuri
Tainai, Niigata · Every year, 3–6 September
Sugo Shishi
Hida, Gifu · Every year on 5 September
Zenkoku Kokeshi Matsuri
Osaki, Miyagi · Every year on the 1st Saturday of September
Hassaku Sai
Kyoto · Every year on the 1st Sunday of September
Kakunodate no Omatsuri
Senboku, Akita · Every year, 7–9 September
Kakunodate Matsuri no Yama Gyoji
Senboku, Akita · Every year on 7 September
Towada Aki Matsuri
Towada, Aomori · Every year in early September
Choyo Sekku Setomono Matsuri
Seto, Aichi · Every year on 9 September
Karasu Zumo
Kyoto · Every year on 9 September
Kazusa Hadaka Matsuri
Ichinomiya, Chiba · Every year on 10 September
Takoshima Kiriko Matsuri
Suzu, Ishikawa · Every year on 10 September
Daradara Matsuri
Minato, Tokyo · Every year on 11 September
Katakai Matsuri
Ojiya, Niigata · The 2nd Friday of September and the following day
Hakozaki Hojo E
Fukuoka · Every year on 12 September
Hanamaki Matsuri
Hanamaki, Iwate · Every year on the 2nd Saturday of September
Hojoya
Higashi, Fukuoka · Every year, 12–18 September
Hyoge Matsuri
Takamatsu, Kagawa · Every year on the 2nd Sunday of September
Omote Ukitate
Kashima, Saga · Every year on the 2nd Sunday of September
Iwashimizu Sai
Yawata, Kyoto · Every year, from the evening of 14 September to late night on 15 September
Anori Bunraku
Shima, Mie · Every year on 15 September
Menkake Gyoretsu
Kamakura, Kanagawa · Every year on 18 September
Wasshoi Hyakuman Natsumatsuri
Kokurakita, Fukuoka · The 3rd Saturday and Sunday of September
Haruki Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada, Osaka · Every year in September. Trial pull: 1st Sunday of September (or 2nd Sunday if 1 September is a Sunday) and the Friday before the eve festival; eve festival: the Saturday before the main festival; main festival: the Sunday before Respect for the Aged Day
Okuma Kabuto Festival
Nanao, Ishikawa · Every year on 20 September
Boshita Festival
Chuo, Kumamoto · 5 days ending on the 3rd Monday of September (Respect for the Aged Day)
Miyazawa Kenji Sai
Hanamaki, Iwate · Every year on 21 September
Amano Iwato Reisai
Takachiho, Miyazaki · Every year on 22 September
Atsuta Furusato Aki Aji Matsuri
Ishikari, Hokkaido · 23 September 2025 (Tue, Autumnal Equinox Day)
Gokayama Mugiya Matsuri Kokiriko Matsuri
Nanto, Toyama · Every year on 23 September
Kangetsu no Yube
Kyoto · Every year in late September
Ohara Hadaka Matsuri
Isumi, Chiba · Every year on 23 and 24 September
Saru no Hi Waraji Matsuri
Shima, Mie · Every year in late September
Seimei Reisai
Kyoto · Every year on 23 September
Toyokoro Sangyo Matsuri
Toyokoro, Hokkaido · Late September to early October
Tsukurimon Matsuri
Fukuoka, Toyama · Every year on 23 and 24 September
Yassa Matsuri
Minakami, Gunma · Every year in late September
Sada Shin Noh
Matsue, Shimane · Every year on 24–25 September
Karatoyama Shinji Zumo
Hakui, Ishikawa · Every year on 25 September
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
Kishiwada, Osaka · Every year on 25 September
Kumano Fude Matsuri
Kumano, Hiroshima · Every year on 25 September
Toono Matsuri
Tono, Iwate · Every year on 25 September
Nemuro Sanma Matsuri
Nemuro, Hokkaido · 26–27 September 2026
Ishikari Sake Matsuri
Ishikari, Hokkaido · Held every autumn. In 2025, 27 September (Sat) and 28 September (Sun)
Kurihara Manyo Sai
Kurihara, Miyagi · Every year on a Sunday in late September
Shintoku Shinsoba Matsuri
Shintoku, Hokkaido · Last Sunday of September
Tajima Beef Festival
Shinonsen, Hyogo · Every year on the 4th Sunday of September
