Culture Yamayaki Festival 2026 Late Jan For over 250 years, people have gathered at the base of Mt. Wakakusa in Nara on the fourth Saturday in January to watch the mountain..
Culture Yabusame Shinji 2025 Saturday - May 3rd Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy targets...
Culture Kemari Hajime in Kyoto 2026 Early Jan Kemari Hajime in Kyoto: a traditional New Year event at Shimogamo Shrine, where men in period costume play an ancient traditional..
Culture Ebisu Festival in Kyoto 2026 Early - Mid Jan Held at Yasaka Shrine in Japan's former capital Kyoto, the Ebisu Festival is Kyoto's first festival of the New Year, dedicated..
Culture Toh-Shiya at Sanjusangen-do 2026 Mid Jan Held at Sanjusangen-do temple in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, Toh-Shiya is the first Japanese archery competition of the..
Culture Ohitaki Fire Festival Kifune Shrine 2025 Friday - Nov 7th The annual Ohitaki Fire Festival at Kifune Shrine uses its spiritual powers to banish bad sprits and cleanse impurities of the people..
Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 2025 Apr 27th - May 5th On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day t..
Culture Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine 2025 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional Japanese..
