Japan's official Burning Man regional event
Welcome to Burning Japan
An audacious community builds a city on open ground, fills it with art and gifts, burns a phoenix on the last night, and leaves the land as we found it. See you 7–11 October 2027.
Most Recent Burn
Night Parade of a Thousand Demons
Burning Japan 2026 ran 8–12 October at Tsumagoi Bokujo. Our 13th burn took its theme from the Night Parade of a Thousand Demons, and around 750 people built the city together.
Hyakki Yagyo, the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, is the old story of yokai, spirits, demons, and tsukumogami, household objects that come alive after long use, marching through the streets on certain nights. People stayed inside, because to see the parade was said to bring death or a curse. Painters have returned to it since the Muromachi period, most famously in the Hyakki Yagyo Emaki scrolls, and Burning Japan 2026 pushed the hundred to a thousand, Senki Yagyo.
Previous Burns
- 2012Our first burnTamagawa Campground, Kosuge, Yamanashi
- 2013Phoenix SwitchNemoto Marine Campground, Minamiboso, Chiba
- 2014AnimalNemoto Marine Campground, Minamiboso, Chiba
- 20152115Mount Iwafune, Tochigi City, Tochigi
- 2016MagicFLYERS PARK, Uonuma, Niigata
- 2017A year off
- 2018Sky IslandTsumagoi Bokujo, Tsumagoi, Gunma
- 2019Hidden WorldTsumagoi Bokujo, Tsumagoi, GunmaCancelled
- 2020Called off during the pandemicNo gatheringCancelled
- 2021Electric CircusYugawara Onsen Campground, Yugawara, Kanagawa
- 2022ExtraTerrestrialAuto Camp Mogura, Numazu, Shizuoka
- 2023Raise Your TorchesAuto Camp Mogura, Numazu, Shizuoka
- 2024Gallery of DreamsTsumagoi Bokujo, Tsumagoi, Gunma
- 2025The Floating WorldTsumagoi Bokujo, Tsumagoi, Gunma
- 2026Night Parade of a Thousand DemonsTsumagoi Bokujo, Tsumagoi, Gunma
Explore the site
Start with the dates, the tickets, ways to take part, the survival guide, or the news.
- 01Event & accessWe meet Thu 7 to Mon 11 October 2027.
- 02Tickets2027 tickets are not on sale yet. Last year's prices are still here, so you can see what a ticket has cost.
- 03ParticipateJoin a theme camp, bring art, apply for a grant, or come for Builders' Week. The build begins in January.
- 04Survival guideBring your own water, warmth, and fire. On the walk in from the parking lot, keep to the road shoulder and out of the lane.
- 05NewsTicket news, meetups, and the theme land here as they are announced.
Community
We meet on Discord and at meetups all year. The city starts there, long before the burn.
The Principles of Burning Japan
All 10 Principles02Gifting
A cold drink when the sun goes down, help pitching a tent, a song you start together.
A gift is something the other person wants.
- 01Radical InclusionAnyone can be part of Burning Japan. We welcome the stranger.
- 03DecommodificationEverything here is a gift. No sponsors, no ads, just what people bring.
- 04Radical Self-relianceCome prepared, and you'll have something to share.
- 05Radical Self-expressionWhat you actually want to make, held next to everyone else's freedom.
- 06Communal EffortThe things you cannot try alone, you try with the person next to you.
- 07Civic ResponsibilityJapanese law applies here too, and looking after each other is what lets the burn come back each year.
- 08Leaving No TraceWe build a city from nothing and hand the land back as we found it.
- 09ParticipationThere's no audience here. Everyone helps make the city.
- 10ImmediacyPut the phone away and be here, now.
Blog
Read the blog- What's Next?Thank you for the 13th Burning Japan. The next one is October 7–11, 2027. The location will be announced soon. Afterparties and a shared photo album are along the way.
- Volunteer Camp: Call for ParticipantsVolunteer Camp registration is now closed. Tent rental was by advance reservation only and is not available at the venue.
- 10/03 Takeoff Ceremony 11:30 – Koenji Cafe Garage DogberryOn Saturday, October 3, from 11:30 to 14:00, there is a lunch send-off at Cafe Garage Dogberry in Koenji before builders drive to the site.
- 10/03–07 Builders WeekBuilders Week is October 3–7 at Tsumagoi Bokujo, for people assigned to a project with their leader's approval and a Burning Japan ticket.
