Hokkaido,  Furano City (July 28 and 29)   

Tokyo to Hokkaido 

Plane = 5000 to 7000 (1.5 hours)

Sapporo, Feb 4th to 11th   

Tokyo to Sapporo = Take the JR Tohoku / Hokkaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto (4 hours) and transfer to the Hokuto limited express to Sapporo (3.5 hours). The entire one-way trip costs around 30,000 yen and takes around eight hours

Aomori, (August 2nd to 7th) 

Tokyo to Aomori = Train 4h 14m ¥15,661–21,225 cheapest

• Night bus 10h 21m ¥2,430–17,670

• Bus 10h 43m ¥6,710–11,070

• Drive 710 km 8h 28m ¥11,880–17,159

• Fly to Aomori 3h 45m ¥7,250–33,331

• Fly to Misawa Air Base, train 5h 3m ¥12,700–47,581

• Fly to Odate–Noshiro Airport, train 5h 31m ¥18,700–68,181 Haneda Airport (HND) to Aomori (AOJ) flights Weekly Planes: 49 Average Duration: 1h 40m Cheapest Price: ¥6,541

Sendai Aoba-ku, Inside Tohoku University Centennial Hall, (August 6th to 8th)

Tokyo to Sendai = Step 1. Take the Tohoku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Sendai Station. ...

• Step 2: You can reach the main event venue (Omatsuri Hiroba) by walking or taking the Sendai Subway.

• Step 3: To access other related events in the vicinity, you can choose to walk, take the Sendai Subway, or board the city loop bus "Loople Sendai."

Fukushima, October 4th to 6th

Tokyo to Fukushima = Train 2h 20m ¥6,459–9,199 cheapest

• Bus 4h 34m ¥3,900–5,500

• Drive 261.5 km 2h 57m ¥4,457–6,437

• Bus via Mito 7h 9m ¥5,332–7,798 Tokyo to Nihommatsu by train 413 Weekly Trains 2h 20m Average Duration ¥6,459 Cheapest Price

Fukushima, Aizu area ()

Tokyo to Fukushima = JR Tohoku Shinkansen to Koriyama Station, and then transfer to the JR Banetsu-sai Line for Aizu Wakamatsu. It will take approximately three hours and cost 9,000 yen 

Ibaraki, Agato shrine 

Tokyo to Ibaraki is to train which takes 2h 49m and costs ¥11000 - ¥16000. Alternatively, you can bus via Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi, which costs ¥4000 - ¥7500 and takes 7h 40m, you could also fly, which costs ¥11000 - ¥35000 and takes 3h 1m. 

Kanayama Shrine

Tokyo to Kanayama =

The festival is held around Kanayama Shrine, Daishi Park, and Kawasaki Daishi Temple. Kanayama Shrine, where the festival starts, is around a 5-minute walk from Kawasaki-Daishi Station. It’s about a 30-minute journey from Shinagawa Station and a 45-minute journey from Tokyo Station. You’ll first need to get the train to Kawasaki Station and change to the Keikyū Daishi Line.

 The mid-way point of the festival takes place at Daishi Park, which is around a 10-minute walk from Higashimonzen, the station after Kawasaki-Daishi.

Gifu, Takayama City

Held on 14 and 15 April and the other on 9 and 10 October. 

From Tokyo = JR Tokaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagoya (100-120 minutes, several trains per hour) and transfer to the JR Hida limited express train to Takayama (140 minutes, one train per hour). The entire one-way journey takes about 4.5 hours and costs around 16,000 yen. 

Location: Nagano, Togakushi Shrine
Access from Tokyo:

• Train: 3h 10m, ¥8,000–¥12,000

• Bus: 5h 30m, ¥3,500–¥5,500

• Drive: 216 km, 3h 50m, ¥4,500–¥6,500

Location: Tokushima, August 12th to 15th
Access from Tokyo:

• Train: 5h 45m, ¥15,000–¥22,000

• Bus: 9h 30m, ¥8,000–¥12,000

• Flight: 1h 20m (Narita to Tokushima), ¥18,000–¥35,000

Location: Hiroshima, May 3rd to 5th
Access from Tokyo:

• Train: 4h, ¥18,000–¥23,000

• Bus: 12h 30m, ¥9,000–¥13,000

• Flight: 1h 30m (Haneda to Hiroshima), ¥20,000–¥40,000

Location: Ehime, October 16th to 18th
Access from Tokyo:

• Train: 6h 10m, ¥20,000–¥27,000

• Bus: 11h, ¥7,000–¥10,000

• Flight: 1h 25m (Haneda to Matsuyama), ¥15,000–¥30,000

Location: Fukuoka, September 12th to 18th
Access from Tokyo:

• Train: 5h, ¥22,000–¥28,000

• Bus: 14h, ¥10,000–¥14,000

• Flight: 1h 50m (Haneda to Fukuoka), ¥18,000–¥35,000

Location: Saga, November 2nd to 4th
Access from Tokyo:

• Train: 6h, ¥22,000–¥30,000

• Bus: 15h, ¥11,000–¥15,000

• Flight: 1h 50m (Haneda to Fukuoka, then train to Karatsu), ¥20,000–¥40,000