Half Day 76 events
Kansai events tagged Half Day, listed by date.
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October 31 events
Awata Matsuri 2026
Awata Shrine and the surrounding parish area (procession)
Shigaraki Pottery Festival
Participating shops across Shigaraki town (Koka, Shiga)
Art Festa Kusatsu
Kusatsu City Hall, Aqua Plaza, Sawayaka Health Center, Amika Hall and Komeda Park (Kusatsu, Shiga)
GREEN MARKET KOBE
Higashi Yuenchi Park (Chuo-ku, Kobe)
Kusatsu-juku Honjin 30th: Time Slip to Edo
Kusatsu-juku Honjin Historic Site (Kusatsu, Shiga)
Sumiyoshi Taisha Takara-no-Ichi Rite & Masu Market 2026
Sacred rice field and Emaden hall by the arched bridge, Sumiyoshi Taisha
Uji Dengaku Matsuri
Uji Park (Nakanoshima island in the Uji River)
Yokokuji Kamishoin Special Opening: Rakuchu Rakugai Screens
Kamishoin, Yanagidani Kannon Yokokuji Temple (Nagaokakyo)
Himeji Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition
Sannomaru Square, Himeji Castle (free area)
Former Hassam House: Interior Opening
Former Hassam House, Sorakuen Garden
Sunshine Wharf Kobe Flea Market
Sunshine Garden, Sunshine Wharf Kobe
AKP Concert (62nd)
Fureai Plaza Akashi Nishi (Akashi, Hyogo)
Jonan Matsuri 2026
Jonangu Shrine and the surrounding parish area (procession)
Joyo Tea Festival
Arami Shrine
Nijugo Bosatsu Oneri Kuyo 2026
Sokujoin, a subtemple of Sennyuji
Manninko Festival at Enpuku-ji (Daruma-do)
Enpuku-ji Temple (Daruma-do)
Toshodaiji Raido Hall Special Opening & Shaka Nenbutsu-e
Raido Hall, Toshodaiji Temple
Kyo no Meiko Ten 2026: Kyoto Master Craftsmen Exhibition
Museum of Kyoto, 5F Exhibition Room
Horyuji Yumedono Guze Kannon Autumn Opening
Yumedono Hall (Eastern Precinct), Horyuji Temple
Seiganji Enichi Market
Inside Seiganji Temple buildings (Maibara, Shiga)
Tane Fes Autumn
Food Garage Market, La Collina Omihachiman (Omihachiman, Shiga)
Mt. Katsuragi Susuki Sunset Walk
Katsuragi Highlands (summit of Mt. Katsuragi)
Yamato-Koriyama Castle Town Temple & Shrine Walk
Around the castle town of Yamato-Koriyama
Kofukuji Hokuendo Hall Autumn Special Opening
Hokuendo Hall, Kofukuji Temple
Yakushiji Autumn Special Opening: Hakuho Revived
Yakushiji Temple (Genjo Sanzo-in Garan, Nishi Sobo, East & West Pagodas)
The 78th Annual Exhibition of Shosoin Treasures
Nara National Museum, East and West Wings
Yamakaji Farm Cosmos Field
Yamakaji Farm (the same field as the summer sunflowers)
Akimeku Sorakuen: Autumn at Sorakuen Garden
Sorakuen Garden, Kobe
Izushi New Soba Festival
Event plaza in front of the Toyooka City Izushi Branch Office
Kobe Renga Art Marche in Nada 2026
South side of the JR Nada Station plaza (Museum Road area)
Joruri-ji Three-Story Pagoda Autumn Opening
Joruri-ji Temple
November 28 events
Saidaiji Autumn Ochamori Giant Tea Ceremony
Komyoden Hall, Saidaiji Temple
Horyuji Kaminomido Hall Special Opening
Kaminomido Hall, Horyuji Temple
KOBE ART SALONE 2026
Rose Garden / KITANO Alley / Rin's gallery (three Tadao Ando buildings in Kitano)
Jingoji Temple Daishido Special Opening
Daishido Hall, Jingoji Temple (Takao)
Naramachi Mishiru 2026
Across Naramachi (Kitamachi, Naramachi, Takabatake, Kyobate and Kidera), Nara City
Hattori Ryokuchi Fureai Festival
West Central Plaza, Hattori Ryokuchi Park
Kasuga Taisha Gagaku Performance on Culture Day
Floating Stage, Manyo Botanical Garden, Kasuga Taisha, Nara
Shigisan Saito Goma Fire-Walking Ceremony
Chogosonshi-ji Temple, Mt. Shigi (Heguri, Nara)
Tanzan Shrine Autumn Kemari Festival
Tanzan Shrine, Main Hall (Sakurai, Nara)
Kyoto New Generation Ikebana Exhibition 2026
Annex Hall, The Museum of Kyoto
CURATION⇄FAIR Kyoto
Myokenji, Honpoji and Myokakuji temples (Nishijin, Kyoto)
KYOTO OKAZAKI TUMUGU FES 2026
ROHM Theatre Kyoto, open space on the Nijo-dori side
Nara Deer Antler Cutting Ceremony (Shika no Tsunokiri)
Rokuen deer enclosure antler-cutting arena, Kasuga Taisha grounds (Nara Park)
Ryoma Yosakoi 2026
Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine (Ryoma Stage) and other venues around Kyoto
Art Collaboration Kyoto (ACK)
Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto)
Kotohogu Nara: A Journey Through Time and Space
Todaiji Kannon-in, Tsubai Market, Kitayama Juhachikendo, Gyoki Plaza in front of Kintetsu Nara Station, Naramachi Center and other sites in Nara City
Saikyo-ji Kyakuden Interior Opening (Autumn)
Saikyo-ji Temple, Sakamoto, Otsu (Shiga)
Machiasobi Game of Life in Kobe Motomachi
Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street (meet at Kobe Machizukuri Kaikan)
Biwahaku Fes (Lake Biwa Museum Festival)
Lake Biwa Museum
Nishijin Textile Expo 2026
Nishijin Textile Center
Yanagidani Kannon Yokokuji Momiji (Autumn Leaves) Week 2026
Yanagidani Kannon Yokokuji Temple (Nagaokakyo)
Honen-in Temple Autumn Special Opening
Honen-in Temple, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Nihon Bonsai Taikanten (Japan Bonsai Exhibition)
Miyako Messe (Kyoto City Industrial Hall)
Bridge World Tower Climb & Maiko History Walk
Meet at JR Maiko Station → Maiko area → Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (ends at the Bridge Exhibition Center)
Hozanji Temple Shishikaku Special Opening
Shishikaku, Hozanji Temple, Ikoma
Tennozan Farm & Food Market
South Plaza, JR Yamazaki Station
Taisan-ji Anyo-in Garden Autumn Special Opening
Anyo-in, Taisan-ji Temple (Nishi-ku, Kobe)
LACO FES
La Collina Omihachiman (Omihachiman, Shiga)
December 3 events
Puzzle Rescue Mission: Bring Back the Dream Star Lucia
Check-in and goal: Space Theater (Harbor Center Building B1F) / Game area: Kobe Harborland, Duo Kobe and Metro Kobe
Yamashina Gishi Festival
From Bishamondo Temple via Tobu Bunka Kaikan to Iwayaji Temple and Oishi Shrine, Yamashina, Kyoto
Todai-ji Roben-ki: Hidden Buddhas Unveiled
Todai-ji: Kaisan-do, Hokke-do (Sangatsu-do) and Shunjo-do, Nara
January 2027 2 events
Daianji Konin-e (Sasazake Festival)
Daianji Temple
Kasuga Taisha Otondo Bonfire
Tobihino Field, Kasuga Taisha Shrine grounds
February 2027 1 events
On any day 11 events
Cosmos & Kochia Festa at Expo '70 Park
Hana no Oka (Flower Hill) and other areas, Natural Cultural Gardens, Expo '70 Commemorative Park (Suita, Osaka)
Maibara Neko Ten (Cat Art Exhibition)
Kyukozan Seiganji Temple (Maibara, Shiga)
Kobe Harborland Puzzle Walking Rally
Kobe Harborland, Meriken Park and New Seaport (12 rally points)
Art Rhizome KYOTO: Gekiryo Kyoto 3
Kyoto City Hall and 8 other venues across Kyoto
Kitano Mystery Walk: A Letter from Holmes
Starts at Ichinomiya Shrine; Yamamoto-dori to Kitano area, Chuo-ku, Kobe
Rurikoin Temple Autumn Special Opening
Rurikoin Temple, Yase, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Special Exhibition: Shigaraki New Wave
Ceramic Museum, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (Koka, Shiga)
Tove Jansson and the Moomins: In Search of Something Special
Kobe City Museum
Kyoto Botanical Garden: Free Entry in Kimono
Kyoto Botanical Garden
Matsukata Kojiro × Yamamura Tokutaro: The Passion of Collecting
Gallery 1F, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Nada Sake Brewery Mystery Walk 2026
14 sake breweries and shops across Nada Gogo (Nada-ku & Higashinada-ku, Kobe; Nishinomiya)
