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Kansai events tagged History Heritage, listed by date.

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Special Exhibition at Taiko no Yudonokan, Arima Onsen

Taiko no Yudonokan (Arima Onsen)

The World of Kawanabe Kyosai: The Goldman Collection

Kobe City Museum

Itami Machitoki: 22 Riddles

Central Itami, between JR Itami and Hankyu Itami stations

Kiku no Miko Kagura 2026

Jonangu Shrine, Kaguraden outdoor stage

Autumn Special Exhibition: Middle Yayoi Society Through Pottery

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Archaeology

Fukuneko Marche at Higashi Hongan-ji

Ohigashi-san Hiroba, Higashi Hongan-ji

Upcoming

Heisei Onna-hoko 30th: Float Raising & Gion-bayashi

Kyoto City Hall front plaza

Nada Sake Brewery Mystery Walk 2026

Nada Sake Brewery Mystery Walk 2026

14 sake breweries and shops across Nada Gogo (Nada-ku & Higashinada-ku, Kobe; Nishinomiya)

Heian Jingu Shin-en Garden Free Open Day (September)

Shin-en Garden, Heian Jingu Shrine

Ikuta Shrine Autumn Festival 2026

Ikuta Shrine Autumn Festival 2026

Ikuta Shrine (1-2-1 Shimoyamatedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe)

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2026 (September)

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2026 (September)

Around Kishiwada Station and the castle town, plus the Haruki district

Nishinomiya Fes NO BORDER 2026

Nishinomiya Fes NO BORDER 2026

Nishinomiya Shrine (Nishinomiya, Hyogo)

Daisen Park Japanese Garden Moonlight Evenings 2026

Daisen Park Japanese Garden

Sanda Machi-haku 2026

Various venues across Sanda City (differs by program)

Moon-Viewing Evenings 2026

Osawa Pond, Daikakuji

Komagabayashi Shrine Moon-Viewing Festival 2026

Komagabayashi Shrine grounds

Minpaku Special Exhibition: Living by the Saru River

National Museum of Ethnology, Special Exhibition Hall (Expo '70 Commemorative Park)

Sumiyoshi Taisha Moon-Viewing Festival 2026

First Main Sanctuary and Sorihashi Bridge, Sumiyoshi Taisha

Zuiki Matsuri at Kitano Tenmangu 2026

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and its Otabisho

Osaka SAKE FOOD/FUDO

Osaka SAKE FOOD/FUDO

Hokoku Shrine, Osaka Castle Park (Chuo-ku, Osaka)

Kyuhoji Jinaimachi Toro Matsuri 2026

Kyuhoji Jinaimachi district (around Yao City Machinami Center, Kensho-ji, Nenbutsu-ji, Hotsugan-ji, Koma Shrine, Osuiro, Ai-no-Sato / Yao-no-Mori)

Vibrant Ming Dynasty Calligraphy

Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (in Tennoji Park)

Awata Matsuri 2026

Awata Shrine and the surrounding parish area (procession)

Hiraoka Shrine Shugosai 2026: Taikodai Miya-iri

Hiraoka Shrine Shugosai 2026: Taikodai Miya-iri

Hiraoka Shrine, ichinomiya of Kawachi

Izumiotsu Danjiri Festival 2026

Three districts across Izumiotsu (Hamahatcho around Otsu Shrine / Anashi around Izumi-Anashi Shrine / Sone-Sukematsu around Sone and Sukematsu Shrines); the 12-town union runs along Izumiotsu Chuo-sen

Kaijinja Shrine Autumn Festival 2026

Kaijinja Shrine and the Tarumi Station area

Kishiwada Danjiri Festival 2026 (October)

Inland districts of Kishiwada (Higashi-Kishiwada, Minami-Kamori, Yagi, Yamadai, Yamadai-Minami, Yamataki)

Nishinomiya Shrine Tookaichi Market (October)

Approach path inside Nishinomiya Shrine, head shrine of all Ebisu shrines

Special Exhibition: Sengoku Siblings

Osaka Castle Main Tower, 3F–4F Exhibition Rooms

Takasago Shrine Autumn Festival 2026

Takasago Shrine and the surrounding Takasago old town

Sone Tenmangu Autumn Festival 2026

Sone Tenmangu Shrine

Nada Fighting Festival 2026

Matsubara Hachiman Shrine and Otabiyama area

Oshio Tenmangu Autumn Festival 2026

Oshio Tenmangu Shrine

SINFONIA: Projection Mapping on Osaka Castle

South face of the Osaka Castle keep (Honmaru, Osaka Castle Park)

Mt. Rokko Architecture Tour 2026

Around the Mt. Rokko summit (meet and finish at the concourse of Rokko Cable's Rokko Sanjo Station)

Shibukawa Shrine Autumn Ennichi 2026

Shibukawa Shrine (Yao, Osaka)

Kyoto Station Building Art Festival GNE 2026

Kyoto Station Building Art Festival GNE 2026

Kyoto Station Building (Station Square, north side of the North-South Free Passage, Muromachi-Koji Square, South Square, East Square) and temples around Kyoto

53rd Sakai Matsuri 2026

Oshoji-suji (Sakaihigashi Sta.–Sakai Sta.), Mina Sakai in front of Sakai City Hall, Daido-suji, Sakai Ebisujima DOCK and more

Sumiyoshi Taisha Takara-no-Ichi Rite & Masu Market 2026

Sacred rice field and Emaden hall by the arched bridge, Sumiyoshi Taisha

Takemikumari Shrine Autumn Festival

Takemikumari Shrine and its otabisho (Hie-no-mae)

Nijugo Bosatsu Oneri Kuyo 2026

Sokujoin, a subtemple of Sennyuji

Usuki Hachiman Shrine Lantern Festival 2026

Usuki Hachiman Shrine and the otabisho area (Aboshi, Himeji)

Jidai Matsuri 2026

From the Kenreimon gate of the Kyoto Imperial Palace to Heian Jingu (procession route)

Kurama Fire Festival 2026

Yuki Shrine and along the Kurama Kaido road

Suidosuji SSS Bar Hop 2026

The Suidosuji area, from the west exit of Hankyu Oji-koen Station to the Suidosuji shopping street

Open House Osaka 2026 (Ikefes Osaka)

Participating buildings across Osaka City (224 planned)

18th Takenouchi Kaido Lantern Festival

Takenouchi Kaido, from the Kasuga-nishi intersection to Michi-no-Eki Chikatsu Asuka no Sato Taishi (approx. 2.3 km)

Japanese Art from the British Museum: Edo Paintings Across the Sea

Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka — 4F Gallery

Toji Temple Autumn Illumination 2026

Toji Temple (Kyoogokokuji)

9th Sanda Beer Certification Exam

Sanda City Community Collaboration Center (Kippy Mall 6F)

Kakogawa Two-Day March 2026 (36th)

Kakogawa Two-Day March 2026 (36th)

Six courses across the city, starting and finishing at the plaza in front of Kakogawa City Hall (central venue)

Himeji Otemae-dori & Castle Illumination 2026-27

Himeji Station area, Otemae-dori, Himeyama Park and Himeji Castle Sannomaru Square

Takasago Manto-sai Lantern Festival 2026

The area south of Sanyo Takasago Station (Takasago old town)

Sukunahikona Shrine Shinno Festival 2026

Sukunahikona Shrine (Doshomachi)

Sumiyoshi Taisha Wakamizu Ritual 2027

Sacred Well by the Fourth Main Sanctuary and the Main Sanctuaries, Sumiyoshi Taisha

Sumiyoshi Taisha Toka Shinji 2027

In front of the First Main Sanctuary, Sumiyoshi Taisha

Sumiyoshi Taisha White Horse Ritual 2027

In front of the First Main Sanctuary, Sumiyoshi Taisha

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine Toka Ebisu 2027

Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, Naniwa Ward, Osaka

Nishinomiya Shrine Toka Ebisu 2027

Nishinomiya Shrine Toka Ebisu 2027

Nishinomiya Shrine (Nishinomiya, Hyogo)

Sumiyoshi Taisha Mikechi Archery Ritual 2027

Special archery ground in front of the First Main Sanctuary, Sumiyoshi Taisha

Namba Yasaka Shrine Tsunahiki Rope Ritual 2027

Namba Yasaka Shrine grounds and surrounding streets

Domyoji Tenmangu Usokae Festival 2027

Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine grounds

Domyoji Tenmangu Plum Blossom Festival 2027

Main Hall, Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine

Domyoji Tenmangu Natane Goku Festival 2027

Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine grounds

Past

Kamishichiken and Kitano Tenmangu Bon Odori 2026

Mitakari Festival and Kami-sumo at Oharano Shrine

Choyo Rite and Karasu Sumo at Kamigamo Shrine

Matsunoo Taisha Hassaku Festival 2026

Mori no Tezukuri Ichi Handmade Market (55th)

40th Ine Fireworks 2026

Kisshoin Tenmangu Summer Festival (Kisshoin Rokusai Nenbutsu) 2026

Gangara Fire Festival 2026

Kamigamo Handmade Market

Myohoji Temple Bon-Odori 2026

Nishidaiji Temple Jizo-bon 2026

Shin-Nagata Jizo-bon 2026

Natsutomoshi Yume Matsuri 2026 and the Hiraoka Lantern Rite

Minatogawa Shrine Summer Festival: Kentosai & Kikusui Tenjin Festival 2026

23rd Tondabayashi Jinaimachi Lantern Night

Shitennoji Antique Market (Daishi-e & Taishi-e)

Kyoto Gozan Okuribi 2026

Miyazu Lantern Floating and Fireworks 2026

Kibou no Niji Project: Make a Smile (1st Edition)

Onatsu Seijuro Matsuri (76th)

23rd Mandoro Fire Festival 2026

Osaka Oshiro Fes 2026 (Castle Festival)

Kyo-no-Tanabata in Uji 2026

Rokudo Mairi 2026

Kifune Shrine Summer Festival: Amagasaki Danjiri 2026

Kitano Mantoue and the Foot-Cooling Rite 2026

Kitano Tenmangu Tenjin Festival 2026

Care Connects Museum Open Day – YEAH! Bun-Park with Kobito

Ninomiya Shrine Summer Festival & Chinowa Ring Rite 2026

Iwaya Shrine Summer Festival: Oshataka Boat Ritual 2026

Kaijinja Shrine Summer Festival 2026

Ikuta Shrine Nagoshi Oharae & Sentosai Lantern Rite 2026

Kobe Hirano Gion Festival 2026

Higashiyama Kangetsuro 2026 (Kodaiji and Nene-no-Michi)

90th Anniversary Special Exhibition: The Water Margin (Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts)

Araebisu Night Festival & Yebisu Beer Festa 2026

Ikuta Matsuri: Grand Festival & Ujiko Hohei-sai 2026

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