Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2025 Aug 5th - Aug 7th Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
11 Culture Lotus Heaven in Fukui Larry Knipfing Minami Echizen's summer lotus festival is a real treat
Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2026 Monday - May 18th The wider here is the Nikko Toshogu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Nikko... This Togyosai festival procession takes on the second day (May 18th), where
6 Culture Hifuri Shinji at Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Blazing torches light up the night at the annual Fire Swinging Festival near Kumamoto's volcanic Mt Aso
10 Activities Hirosaki in Cherry Blossom Season Josef Diermair Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture is known for its Cherry Blossom Festival held in the park surrounding Hirosaki Castle.
Activities Sampling Sake in Saijo, Hiroshima Chantelle Silva Every in early October, Saijo hosts its famous Sake Festival – the event... With around 200,000 people attending the festival each year, the city of
Accommodation Kiya Ryokan Featured There are various events and festivals throughout the year too, including... bull sumo and the spectacular Ushioni bull-demon festival.
Culture Jion-ji Temple - Kasukabe Justin Dart Throughout the year a number of smaller festivals are held in the local... community, with the April 8th 'hana-matsuri' (flower festival)
