Things to Do in Chubu, Japan
Central Japan: Mount Fuji, the Japan Alps, historic post towns and the Sea of Japan coast.
183 destinations across 9 prefectures
Festivals in Chubu
Shirakawa-go Winter Light-Up
11 January 2027
Gifu · Lantern festival
Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Fire Festival
15 January 2027
Nagano · Fire festival
Kawazu Sakura Matsuri
6 February 2027 to 7 March 2027
Shizuoka · Festival
Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
19 February 2027
Aichi · Festival
Tokamachi Snow Festival
19 to 21 February 2027
Niigata · Snow and ice festival
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Takayama Matsuri
14 to 15 April 2027
Gifu · Float procession
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Nagaoka Fireworks
2 to 3 August 2027
Niigata · Fireworks festival
Gujo Odori
13 to 16 August 2027
Gifu · Dance festival
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Lake Suwa Fireworks
15 August 2027
Nagano · Fireworks festival
Owara Kaze no Bon
1 to 3 September 2027
Toyama · Dance festival
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Katakai Fireworks
10 to 11 September 2027
Niigata · Fireworks festival
Suggested Itineraries
Places to Visit in Chubu
Shiraito Falls
Wide Curtain Waterfall Fed by Mount Fuji Spring Water
A curved cliff about 20 meters high and 150 meters wide where hundreds of streams of Mount Fuji s...
Kamikochi
Kamikochi Alpine Valley
Japan's premier alpine valley in the Northern Japan Alps, featuring the crystal-clear Azusa River...
Tojinbo Cliffs
Dramatic volcanic columnar basalt cliffs stretching one kilometer along the Sea of Japan coast, a...
Inuyama Castle
One of only five National Treasure castles in Japan, with an original donjon dating to 1537.
Kunozan Toshogu
Ornate Shrine and Original Burial Site of Tokugawa Ieyasu
An ornately decorated hilltop shrine built in 1617 as the first burial place of Tokugawa Ieyasu, ...
Sado Island
Japan's sixth largest island with gold mines, traditional performing arts, and rugged coastal sce...
Hida Furukawa
Old Town of White-Walled Storehouses and Carp-Filled Canals
A preserved old-town district in Hida city with white-walled storehouses lining the Setogawa cana...
Myoko Kogen
A Mountain Resort with Waterfalls and Hot Springs
A scenic highland area at the base of Mount Myoko, known for the dramatic Naena Falls, natural ho...
Shosenkyo Gorge
Shosenkyo Gorge is a scenic 5-kilometer granite ravine along the Arakawa River that has been desi...
Iwase
Preserved Edo-Period Merchant and Sake District
A preserved port district near Toyama's harbour where Edo- and Meiji-era merchant houses and a wo...
Gero Onsen
Gero Onsen - One of Japan's Three Great Hot Spring Towns
One of Japan's three great onsen towns alongside Kusatsu and Arima, celebrated for its silky alka...
Oigawa Railway
Steam Locomotive Line with Thomas Trains and a Mountain Branch
A private railway in central Shizuoka that runs regular steam locomotive trains, seasonal Thomas ...
Mishima Skywalk
Japan's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge with Mount Fuji Views
A 400-meter pedestrian suspension bridge in the western foothills of Hakone, the longest of its k...
Shinhotaka Ropeway
Double-Decker Ropeway to a Northern Alps Viewpoint
A ropeway in the Okuhida hot spring area of Takayama that carries passengers to a viewpoint over ...
Takaoka Daibutsu
Large Bronze Buddha in Central Takaoka
A roughly 16-metre bronze seated Amida Buddha in central Takaoka, often counted among Japan's thr...