Kanto Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Campus Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
Here’s an introduction to the cultural festivals and school festivals held by universities and junior colleges in the Kanto region (Tokyo, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa).
Let’s make the most of this once-a-year celebration with flea markets, food stalls, creative and entertaining events, live performances, and more!
- Tokyo Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule [2026]
- Kanagawa Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Saitama Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Chiba Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- November cultural festival calendar. University and junior college festival schedule summary [2026]
- Gunma Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Tochigi Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule [2026]
- December Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- Ibaraki Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- October Cultural Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- May cultural festival calendar. University and junior college campus festival schedule summary [2026]
- April Culture Festival Calendar: University and Junior College Festival Schedule Summary [2026]
- September culture festival calendar. University and junior college festival schedule summary [2026]
Past events
Miyako Festival | Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityNov 2 (Sun) – 4 (Tue), Tokyo Metropolis
Miyako Festival, packed with attractions like fireworks, local heroes, and projection mapping, is not just a fun celebration. It has become an indispensable event for community engagement, hosting activities such as science workshops for children and the largest flea market in the Tama area.
| Schedule | Sun, Nov 2–Tue, Nov 4, 2025 |
| place | 1-1, Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo |
| Website | http://miyakomatsuri.com/ |
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Umikaze Festival | Kanagawa University of Human ServicesSun, Nov 2, Kanagawa Prefecture
Umikaze Festival is the school festival of Kanagawa Prefectural College of Health and Welfare, where students study health, medicine, and social welfare. Guided by a mission to take on various new challenges while making the most of the university’s distinctive character and atmosphere, the festival offers attractions such as food stalls and special exhibitions.
| Schedule | Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
| place | 1-10-1 Heisei-cho, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa |
| Website | http://www.kuhs.ac.jp/ |
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Kazahana Festival | International University of Health and Welfare (Ohtawara Campus)Nov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Tochigi Prefecture
The Otawara Campus in Tochigi Prefecture, the main campus of International University of Health and Welfare. At its Kazahana Festival, you can of course enjoy major guest performances and food stalls, and on the final day fireworks light up the sky, making it a very lively cultural festival.
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 2600-1 Kitakanemaru, Otawara-shi, Tochigi-ken |
| Website | http://www.iuhw.ac.jp/index.html |
Ouraisai (Cherry Blossom Festival) | Nihon University (College of Humanities and Sciences)Nov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Tokyo Metropolis
The educational goal of Nihon University, a mammoth institution boasting the largest scale in Japan, is “to always maintain a global perspective and contribute to the advancement of education and to human society.” The College of Humanities and Sciences is the only comprehensive faculty at Nihon University that encompasses the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its campus festival is called the Ōreisai (Sakureisai).
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 3-25-40 Sakurajosui, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo |
| Website | https://shinkan.ohreifes.net/ |
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Sakuraizumi Festival | Nihon University (College of Industrial Technology)Nov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Chiba Prefecture
Nihon University, the largest university in Japan, has multiple campuses. The College of Industrial Technology is divided into two campuses: the Mimomi Campus in Mimomi, Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, and the Tsudanuma Campus in Izumicho, Tsudanuma. The school festival, called the Ousen Festival, is held at the Tsudanuma Campus.
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 1-2-1 Izumicho, Narashino-shi, Chiba-ken |
| Website | https://www.ousenfes.com/ |
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Teisai | Teikyo University (Utsunomiya Campus)Nov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Tochigi Prefecture
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 1-1 Toyosatodai, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi |
| Website | http://www.teikyo.jp/utsunomiya/ |
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Teisai | Teikyo University (Utsunomiya Campus)Nov 2 (Sun) – 3 (Mon), Tochigi Prefecture
| Schedule | Nov 2 (Sun)–3 (Mon), 2025 |
| place | 1-1 Toyosatodai, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi-ken |
| Website | https://teikyomikadosai.wixsite.com/teikyo-mikadosai |
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