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Create a Japan trip in Tabi Shu, add your dates and where you're headed, and Trip inspiration lines up the fireworks shows, illuminations and local festivals during your stay, onsen areas worth knowing, family parks worth a stop with kids, and seasonal area spotlights.
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- Create a trip: Add a Japan trip in the app with your departure and return dates.
- Tell the app where you're going: Your accommodation, arrival airport, trip name, or prefectures you pick help match ideas to where you'll be.
- Ideas show up on their own: When there's something to see, a Trip inspiration card appears under Before you go on the home screen, and Day 0 in your travel journal's Pre-trip Preparation lights up with ✨.
What you'll find
All curated by Tabi Shu and picked for your dates and destinations.
- Fireworks: Fireworks shows held during your travel dates, with each show's date.
- Illumination: Evening light-ups held during your travel dates, such as autumn-leaf illuminations.
- Local festival: Local festivals and community events held during your travel dates.
- Distinctive onsen: Not a popularity ranking — onsen areas with a clear travel character, gathered around the regions you're visiting, with tips for winter and ski season.
- Family parks: Not every playground nearby — just the family parks distinctive enough to set aside time for, with a heads-up during water-play season.
- Area spotlight: Short trip ideas for a specific area and season, with events you can catch during your trip.
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Fireworks
Lake Toya Long-Run Fireworks Festival
第45回洞爺湖ロングラン花火大会
Omagari Fireworks: Autumn Chapter
大曲の花火 —秋の章—
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
Minato HANABI 2026: Five Days of Kobe Fireworks
みなとHANABI-2026-神戸を彩る5日間
Minato HANABI 2026: Five Days of Kobe Fireworks
みなとHANABI-2026-神戸を彩る5日間
Minato HANABI 2026: Five Days of Kobe Fireworks
みなとHANABI-2026-神戸を彩る5日間
Minato HANABI 2026: Five Days of Kobe Fireworks
みなとHANABI-2026-神戸を彩る5日間
Minato HANABI 2026: Five Days of Kobe Fireworks
みなとHANABI-2026-神戸を彩る5日間
Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival (Chuo & Minato 80th Anniversary)
中央区制80周年記念・港区政80周年記念 東京湾大華火祭
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
95th Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition
第95回土浦全国花火競技大会
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival (Huis Ten Bosch)
九州一 大花火まつり
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
120th Nagano Ebisuko Fireworks Festival
第120回長野えびす講煙火大会
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
Atami Marine Fireworks Festival
熱海海上花火大会
Illumination
Flower Fantasy 2026-2027 (Ashikaga Flower Park)
光の花の庭 Flower Fantasy 2026-2027
Sapporo Autumn Illuminations (Nakajima Park)
中島公園紅葉ライトアップ
Kodaiji Temple Autumn Special Night Viewing
高台寺 秋の夜間特別拝観
Nakano Momijiyama Autumn Leaves Light-up (Kuroishi)
中野もみじ山 ライトアップ
Hakata Old Town Light Up Walk 2026
博多旧市街ライトアップウォーク2026
71st Korankei Autumn Leaves Festival
第71回 香嵐渓もみじまつり
Midosuji Illumination 2026 (Osaka)
御堂筋イルミネーション2026
The Starlight Million (Huis Ten Bosch)
ザ・スターライト・ミリオン
Mifuneyama Rakuen Autumn Foliage Light-up
御船山楽園 紅葉まつり
Tsuki-no-Ishi Momiji Park Light-up (Nagatoro)
月の石もみじ公園ライトアップ
Kairakuen Momijidani Light-up (Mito)
もみじ谷 ライトアップ
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden Special Night Opening (Autumn Light-up)
夜間特別開園 小石川後楽園 深山光葉を楽しむ
Ishiyamadera Temple Autumn Leaves Light-up (Otsu)
石山寺 あたら夜もみじ（紅葉ライトアップ）
Momiji-e Autumn Light-up (Kokoen Garden, Himeji)
好古園 紅葉会
Sapporo White Illumination
さっぽろホワイトイルミネーション
Eikando Temple Autumn Light-up
永観堂 ライトアップ
27th Taketa Bamboo Lantern Festival "Chikuraku"
第27回たけた竹灯籠「竹楽」
Rikugien Gardens Nighttime Autumn Foliage Viewing
庭紅葉の六義園 夜間特別観賞
Hakodate Christmas Fantasy
はこだてクリスマスファンタジー
The 32nd Kobe Luminarie
第32回神戸ルミナリエ
Local festival
Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages, Kyoto)
時代祭
Kurama Fire Festival
鞍馬の火祭
Saga International Balloon Fiesta
佐賀インターナショナルバルーンフェスタ
Hirosaki Castle Chrysanthemum and Autumn Foliage Festival
弘前城菊と紅葉まつり
Karatsu Kunchi Festival
唐津くんち
75th Kagoshima Ohara Festival
第75回おはら祭
30th Usuki Takeyoi Bamboo Lantern Festival
第30回うすき竹宵
Arita Autumn Pottery Festival
秋の有田陶磁器まつり
Chichibu Night Festival
秩父夜祭
Saga Castle Town Hina Doll Festival
佐賀城下ひなまつり
Distinctive onsen
Niseko Onsenkyo
ニセコ温泉郷
Ski powder snow by day, then use a hot-spring-hopping pass at night to visit different baths around Mt. Yotei and the Niseko range.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Ski season: ski by day, soak by night
Misasa Onsen
三朝温泉
Known for its high radon content, the signature experience is an open riverside bath along the Misasa River, right beside the bridge.
Gero Onsen
下呂温泉
Walk the onsen town along the Hida River and use a bathing pass to visit several ryokan baths—an easy overnight stop on the Nagoya-Takayama route.
Nyuto Onsenkyo
乳頭温泉郷
Use a shared onsen-village pass to visit seven baths amid old-growth beech forest, each with its own water color and mood.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Ikaho Onsen
伊香保温泉
Climb the 365 stone steps through the onsen town, then try the two signature waters, Kogane-no-yu (gold) and Shirogane-no-yu (silver).
Beppu Hatto
別府八湯（鉄輪・明礬）
See the steaming "hells," walk the Kannawa onsen streets, and link several hot spring districts into a day that's about more than just bathing.
Shima Onsen
四万温泉
Stay in a retro onsen town tucked between the mountains and the turquoise "Shima Blue" lake water, with a quieter mood than larger resort towns.
Kinosaki Onsen
城崎温泉
In a yukata and wooden sandals, visit seven public bathhouses along the willow-lined river and streets—the whole town is built around bath-hopping.
Okunikko Yumoto Onsen
奥日光湯元温泉
Soak in sulfur springs beside Lake Yunoko and the mountains of Nikko, easily combining a bath, a hike, and national park scenery in a single day.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Okuhida Onsenkyo
奥飛騨温泉郷
Five hot spring areas scattered at the foot of the Northern Alps let you combine open-air baths with the Shinhotaka Ropeway and a Kamikochi or Takayama itinerary.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Ureshino Onsen
嬉野温泉
Combine silky alkaline water, Ureshino tea, and an onsen town streetscape—a well-rounded eat-bathe-stay destination in western Saga.
Unazuki Onsen
宇奈月温泉
Pair a soak with a ride on the Kurobe Gorge Railway; footbaths, the river valley, and autumn foliage make it a good fit for a one-night stay.
Jozankei Onsen
定山渓温泉
Just outside Sapporo, plan a nature-focused onsen trip around the Toyohira River gorge, autumn colors, and footbaths.
Ibusuki Onsen
指宿温泉
Lie on the beach in a yukata while staff cover you with sand heated by natural hot springs—one of Japan's distinctive sand-bath experiences.
Arima Onsen
有馬温泉
Walk through an old onsen town just outside Kobe, experiencing the signature Kinsen (gold) and Ginsen (silver) waters along narrow lanes and wooden buildings.
Takeo Onsen
武雄温泉
First see the vermilion gate and annex designed by architect Kingo Tatsuno, then bathe in a public bathhouse with roughly 1,300 years of history behind it.
Toyako Onsen
洞爺湖温泉
Bathe facing Lake Toya with views of the volcanic Mt. Usu; in season, some inns even offer views of fireworks over the lake.
Shibu Onsen
渋温泉
Walk the stone-paved lanes in a yukata, visiting the nine public baths open to overnight guests and collecting a stamp at each.
Yubara Onsen
湯原温泉
Experience Sunayu, an open-air bath below the Yubara Dam where spring water bubbles up directly from the riverbed—a distinctive, easy-to-picture highlight.
Tamatsukuri Onsen
玉造温泉
Stroll along the Tamayu River and soak in free footbaths, pairing the visit with a trip themed around ancient magatama bead culture and Shimane's mythology.
Yufuin Onsen
由布院温泉
Mt. Yufu, Lake Kinrin, cafes, and small galleries make this a "bath and stroll" kind of town, well suited to an unhurried overnight stay.
Noboribetsu Onsen
登別温泉
See the source springs and steaming vents at Jigokudani, then return to the onsen town to try its many different spring types.
Shirahama Onsen
白浜温泉
The seaside rock bath at Saki-no-yu opens directly onto the Pacific, pairing a soak with views of Shirara Beach and its wave-carved rock formations.
Shirahone Onsen
白骨温泉
Bathe in grayish-white to milky water in a valley between Norikura and Kamikochi—a destination defined by its striking water color and remote mountain setting.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Hakone Onsen
箱根温泉
Easily reached from Tokyo, combining varied spring waters, Lake Ashinoko, Mt. Hakone, and views of Mt. Fuji into one well-rounded onsen trip.
Kusatsu Onsen
草津温泉
Explore the onsen town centered on the Yubatake hot water field, where scalding spring water is cooled as it flows through wooden channels—the townscape itself is the defining image.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Zao Onsen
蔵王温泉
Skiing, the frost-covered "snow monster" trees, and an open-air mountain bath can all fit into one day, making this one of the more complete ski-and-onsen combinations in winter.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Ski season: ski by day, soak by night
Dogo Onsen
道後温泉
Centered on the historic Dogo Onsen Honkan, bathe and then stroll the shopping arcade in a yukata—the historic bathhouse itself is the main attraction.
Sukayu Onsen
酸ヶ湯温泉
The large communal Sennin-buro bath and Aomori hiba-wood bathhouse deep in the Hakkoda mountains make for a memory unlike any other onsen town.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Nozawa Onsen
野沢温泉
Villagers maintain 13 free public baths through a communal "yunakama" system; ski by day, then stroll the village in a yukata visiting bathhouses by night.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Ski season: ski by day, soak by night
Ginzan Onsen
銀山温泉
Stroll along the Ginzan River, where wooden inns and gaslights form a Taisho-era streetscape after dark, especially in the snow season.
Winter: a good time for snowy-view soaks
Nagayu Onsen
長湯温泉
Soak in a hot spring known in Japan for its high carbonation, and watch tiny bubbles cling to your skin—a difference you can see and feel right away.
Unzen Onsen
雲仙温泉
Walk through the steaming vents and sulfur landscape of Unzen Hells, then return to the onsen town to bathe—a strong sense of national-park volcanic terrain throughout.
Kirishima Onsen
霧島温泉
Move between several hot spring districts scattered across the Kirishima mountains, some with views of Kagoshima Bay and Sakurajima—well suited to an unhurried self-drive trip.
Takayu Onsen
高湯温泉
Milky sulfur springs at the foot of the Azuma mountains, fed by nine source springs straight into the village—a quiet destination built around an overnight stay in the mountains.
Naruko Onsenkyo
鳴子温泉郷
Five hot spring districts to explore, with seven of Japan's ten official spring-water types present here—ideal for a trip themed around comparing different waters.
Kurokawa Onsen
黒川温泉
Walk the valley onsen town in a yukata, centered on open-air bath-hopping—take your time soaking and wandering between several inns.
Ryujin Onsen
龍神温泉
Follow the Hidaka River deep into Ryujin Village to experience a spring with about 1,300 years of legend and a history of use by the Kishu domain, set among mountains and a river valley.
Family parks
138 Tower Park
138タワーパーク
Besides a roughly 180 m long slide, there are bouncy hills, 12 kinds of slides, and a shallow splash pool—a strong free family park on the north side of Nagoya.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Aguri Hill
あぐりの丘
Nature, animal encounters, and an indoor play space are all in one place—its big draw for families in Nagasaki is a half day that works rain or shine.
Asutamuland Tokushima
あすたむらんど徳島
Beyond about 30 large play structures, water, sound, mist, and natural science are turned into playable installations—a park that balances burning off energy with learning.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Ehime Kodomo no Shiro
えひめこどもの城
Outdoor bouncy hills and play equipment sit beside a large indoor children's center, and you can pair it with Tobe Zoo—well worth a full day on a family trip to Matsuyama.
Kodomonokuni
こどもの国
A 115 m long slide, cycling, natural lawns, and seasonal activities spread across the wide Tama Hills, so you can plan it as "the kids' whole day."
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Funabashi Andersen Park
ふなばしアンデルセン公園
Large-scale field athletics, children's play areas, and summer water play keep going one after another—especially appealing to families with elementary-school kids.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Ruru Park
るるパーク（大分農業文化公園）
A large agricultural culture park with free admission, where play equipment, cycling, a lakeside, and seasonal flowers mix well—suited to a half day on a Beppu–Oita family drive.
IM Denshi Tottori Sakyu Kodomo-no-Kuni
アイエム電子鳥取砂丘こどもの国
Easy to pair with the Tottori Sand Dunes, it offers large outdoor play equipment plus a roofed skywalk and craft workshops, so winter or rainy days are less of a worry.
Tove Jansson Akebono Children's Forest Park
トーベ・ヤンソンあけぼの子どもの森公園
Rather than big play equipment, its appeal is letting kids step into Nordic fairy-tale-like buildings and forest spaces—a very different kind of family park.
Banna Park
バンナ公園
Children's play equipment, a muddy bike course, BMX, insects, and nature exploration are tucked into Ishigaki Island's hillside forest.
Moerenuma Park
モエレ沼公園
Among the geometric play equipment and wide lawns designed by Isamu Noguchi, the artworks themselves become a playground for kids.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Nakagusuku Park
中城公園
Toddler equipment, a three-level play complex, and a cloud-shaped trampoline are laid out in separate zones—a family park in central Okinawa with a true "park day" feel.
Hachinohe Park / Kodomo no Kuni
八戸公園（こどもの国）
This city park combines amusement rides, a big lawn, and a year-round indoor children's center, so families staying in Hachinohe can plan a flexible half day.
Hokkaido Kodomo no Kuni
北海道子どもの国
Large play structures, water play, and universal-design play equipment are linked through the forest, making it a good stop for kids to burn off energy on a Sapporo–Asahikawa drive.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Yoshinogari Historical Park
吉野ヶ里歴史公園 遊びの原
See Yayoi-period ruins in the morning and play on 10 kinds of equipment and age-specific bouncy domes in the afternoon—no need to choose between learning and play.
Hitachi Seaside Park
国営ひたち海浜公園
Beyond the flower fields, families can enjoy colorful egg-shaped play equipment, bouncy structures, and cycling together—easy to plan as a half day or a whole day.
Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park
国営みちのく杜の湖畔公園
With large outdoor play equipment, nature activities, and indoor spaces for kids in one place, it is easier to plan around changeable Tohoku weather on a family trip.
Alps Azumino National Government Park
国営アルプスあづみの公園 堀金・穂高地区
Bounce on the large Marshmallow Dome beside forests and streams at the foot of the Northern Alps, combining mountain views, nature learning, and active play in one half day.
Bihoku Hillside National Government Park
国営備北丘陵公園
The "Kyu no Oka" hill alone has over 40 kinds of play equipment, with lawns, woodland athletics, and family support facilities nearby—good for a full day on a Chugoku-region road trip.
Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park
国営明石海峡公園
A 130 m long, 14 m high play complex packs in about 150 ways to play, with a water play area next to it—a real destination for a family drive on Awaji Island.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Showa Kinen Park
国営昭和記念公園
A huge white bouncy dome called the "Sea of Clouds," forest play equipment, and cycling paths let you fit a real day of running around into a Tokyo trip.
Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park
国営武蔵丘陵森林公園
Large children's play equipment, forest walks, and cycling come together in a vast national government park, suited to a full family day out from the Tokyo area.
Takino Suzuran Hillside National Government Park
国営滝野すずらん丘陵公園
Play your way from an indoor rainbow net and giant egg-shaped bouncy domes to caves, a lava slide, and water play areas—a national government park near Sapporo that fills a whole day.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Sanuki Manno National Government Park
国営讃岐まんのう公園
Bouncy hills, a dragon-shaped climbing net, 65 m and 50 m roller slides, water play, and a covered play area are all in one place—a park in Shikoku where families can spend a full day.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Echigo Hillside National Government Park
国営越後丘陵公園
With 26 large athletics features, a bouncy hill for little ones, and 40 m and 20 m grass slides, one area keeps kids of different ages busy for a long time.
Oizumi Ryokuchi
大泉緑地
Three children's play areas—Boken Land, Wanpaku Land, and Kaiyu Land—are scattered through a large urban forest, a free place to let kids run around in southern Osaka.
Taikoyama Land
太閤山ランド
A prefectural park of huge green spaces, cycling, and several children's activity areas—good for a flexible half day on a family trip to Toyama.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Yamagata Nishi Park
山形市西公園
Free large wooden play structures, a splash pond, and a footbath are all in one city park—an easy one-to-two-hour stop on a family trip to Yamagata City.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Gifu Family Park
岐阜ファミリーパーク
A 180 m roller slide, a bouncy dome, grass sledding, and climbing structures are gathered in the children's zone—the free equipment alone fills half a day.
Arimafuji Park
有馬富士公園 あそびの王国
A local thunder folktale from Sanda is turned into a whole "Kingdom of Play," so the play equipment itself tells a story.
Okinawa Peace Memorial Park
沖縄県営平和祈念公園
At its heart this is a place for peace education and remembrance, but its wide lawns and children's play spaces give families time to rest and move around beyond the solemn historical sites.
Okinawa Comprehensive Athletic Park
沖縄県総合運動公園
The free large play structure has multiple slides, ropes, bouldering, and trampolines, plus family cycling—well suited to families driving in central Okinawa.
Urasoe Dai Park
浦添大公園
A big roller slide, athletics courses, and wide lawns are all free—an easy one-to-two-hour play stop when heading from Naha to central Okinawa.
Uminonakamichi Seaside Park
海の中道海浜公園
A giant "Kujiragumo" (whale cloud) bouncy hill, water activities, cycling, and wide outdoor spaces easily turn into a full day on a family trip to Fukuoka.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Kainan Hareame
海南ハレアメ
An indoor dome and outdoor play spaces are in the same city park, making it a handy rainy-day backup on a family trip in Wakayama.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Ocean Expo Park
海洋博公園
It's not just the Churaumi Aquarium: a large net play structure, Aqua Town, a beach, and cultural experiences are all in the same park for a full family day.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Biwako Kodomo no Kuni
滋賀県立びわ湖こどもの国
A children's park right on the shore of Lake Biwa, where big play equipment, water activities, and lakeside breaks naturally add up to a family half day.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Kumamoto Country Park
熊本県農業公園カントリーパーク
More a suburban park of "farm learning + big lawns + play" than just play equipment—a good short-slot backup for families north of Kumamoto City.
Soleil Hill
長井海の手公園 ソレイユの丘
Large athletics courses, a zipline, free water play, and indoor activities are all in this seaside hill park—enough for a full family day on the Miura Peninsula.
Water-play season: pack a change of clothes
Kirishimagaoka Park
霧島ヶ丘公園
Play on children's equipment, ride bikes, and try go-karts with views of Kinko Bay and Sakurajima—a practical free-admission park for families driving the Osumi Peninsula.
Area spotlight
Winter in Saga & Northern Kyushu
九州・佐賀 冬の小さな旅
One extra day from Fukuoka: hot springs, pottery, lanterns
Ninety minutes west of Fukuoka by limited express, the pace changes. Saga has no headline sights in winter - it has hot springs you soak in until your fingertips wrinkle, an afternoon picking a bowl outside a kiln, and lanterns along the river after dark. Keep it loose and give Arita and Takeo an extra day.
Events in this period
- Saga International Balloon Fiesta
- Karatsu Kunchi Festival
- Mifuneyama Rakuen Autumn Foliage Light-up
- Kyushu's Largest Fireworks Festival (Huis Ten Bosch)
- Arita Autumn Pottery Festival
No dated events match these days — everything in the introduction is available year-round.
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