Japan's most beautiful season, autumn, is the time for the regional autumn festivals (matsuri). Most of the autumn festivals in Japan are related to the harvest and fall foliages, but there are many different types of interesting festivals held throughout the country. The followings are some of festivals held in autumn in Japan.
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September
- Sep.7-9 Kakudate Festival: Kakudate Town, Akita
- The second Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of September Hanamaki Festival: Hanamaki-city, Iwate
- Mid. September Towada Aki Matsuri: Towada-city, Aomori
- Mid. September Kishiwada Danjiri Festival: Kishiwada-city, Osaka
- Sep. 14-16 Morioka Fall Festival: Morioka-city Iwate
- Sep. 14-16 Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Festival: Kamakura-city, Kanagawa
- Sep. 22-24 Aizu Fall Festival: Aizuwakamatsu-city, Fukushima
- Sep. 23-24 Ohara Hadaka Matsuri (naked festival): Isumi-city, Chiba
October
- Oct. 4-6 Nihonmatsu Chochin (lantern) Festival: Nihonmatsu-city Fukushima
- Oct. 7-9 Nagasaki Kunchi: Nagasaki-city, Nagasaki
- Oct. 9-10 Takayama Fall Festival: Takayama-city, Gifu
- Oct. 11-12, 2008 Nagoya Festival: Nagoya-city, Aichi
- Oct. 16-17 Nikko Toshogu Fall Festival: Nikko-city Tochigi
- Mid. Oct. - early Nov.Hirosaki Castle Fall Foliage Festival: Hirosaki-city, Aomori
- Oct. 22 Jidai Matsuri Heian Jingu Shrine: Kyoto
- Oct. 30 - Nov.3, 2008 Saga Baloon Festival: Saga-city, Saga
- Oct.24 - Nov.3, 2008 Shuri Castle Festival: Naha-city Okinawa
November
- Nov. 1 - 24 Yahiko Kiku Festival (chrysanthemum festival): Yahiko-mura, Niigata
- Nov. 2-4 Karatsu Kunchi: Karatsu-city, Saga
- Nov. 3 Hakone Daimyo Parade: Hakone Town, Kanagawa
