Wasshoi: Japan Festivals
Matsuri calendar, map & dates
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Now in English. Over 700 festivals across Japan - find what is on near you, save the ones you want to see, and get a reminder before they start.
Wasshoi - every matsuri in Japan, in your pocket
From Gion Matsuri, Hakata Gion Yamakasa and Karatsu Kunchi down to the small summer festival in a town you have never heard of. Over 700 Japanese festivals, with the dates, the venue, and how to get there.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Find festivals on a map
Every festival pinned across Japan. Tap a region to see what is on nearby, or use the locate button to centre the map on where you are.
Browse by month
A calendar view showing when things happen, so "what is on while I am in Japan" takes a few seconds to answer.
Search by name, place or what happens
Search by festival name or by city. Descriptions are searched too, so a word like "fireworks" finds festivals whose names never mention it. Filter by type: summer festivals, mikoshi (portable shrines), bon odori dancing, traditional performing arts, food stalls, floats.
Save what you want to see
Keep a list of festivals you are interested in. No account needed to start.
Get reminded before it starts
Choose a reminder 1, 3, 7 or 14 days ahead, so a festival you were counting on does not pass while you are looking the other way.
Plan the trip around it
From any festival you can check rooms nearby for the actual dates, get transit directions to the venue, and find rail passes and transfers for the region.
Help it grow
Suggest a new festival or correct something that looks wrong.
THE DATA
More than 700 festivals across all 47 prefectures
Dates, venues, access notes and official sites
Cultural designations shown, including UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and Japan's Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
Available in English and Japanese.
So which one are you going to?
Wasshoi!
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Wasshoi now speaks English. Every festival name, description and travel note has been translated, and the app follows your device language - switch any time under Profile.
- Search works in English, and now searches descriptions as well as names, so "fireworks" finds festivals that no English name mentions.
- A locate button on the map centres it on where you are.
- Cultural designations are easier to read at a glance.
- Booking.com added for hotels, with Rakuten Travel's English site as the alternative.
- Rail passes and airport transfers added under Getting there.
- Directions to a venue are now a transit route rather than a static map.
- Dates and reminders are more reliable - festivals at the end of a month were being dropped from monthly lists.
The developer, Leonardo Ribeiro Oliveira, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- Leonardo Ribeiro Oliveira
- Size
- 55.1 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
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