Tenjin Matsuri
One of Japan's three great festivals, Tenjin Matsuri fills the Tenma riverbank and canals with over 100 procession boats on July 25 while 3,000 street-food.
Food festivals in Osaka worth planning a trip around, by month.
Festivals through the year
Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri
The Danjiri festival south of Osaka is Japan's most spectacular wooden-float festival, with boats pulled at a run through narrow streets.
Osaka Gourmet EXPO
A multi-week outdoor gourmet festival held in an air-conditioned tent in Osaka Castle Park, gathering around 30 restaurants for takoyaki, teppanyaki, sushi, and regional Japanese specialties alongside live music and comedy shows.
Aizen Matsuri
The opening festival of Osaka's summer season at Shoman-in Temple, where hamo (pike conger) is the ceremonial food: grilled, sashimi, and in a sake-steamed.