Festivals Street Performance World Cup Peter Sidell Held every autumn in Shizuoka City in central Japan, the Daidogei Street Performance World Cup is an exuberant four-day festival..
Historical Kyoto's Kitano-Tenmangu Justin Velgus This enshrined deity of scholarship helps those wishing to pass examinations.
Festivals Country Festa in Moegi Village 2026 Late Oct The annual Country Festa in Moegi Village event has been running for 20 years now, and it includes over 60 market stalls selling..
Arts & Crafts Takayama’s Karakuri Museum Euan Prentis If you can't make it to Takayama for the town's famed festivals, be sure to drop by a performance of the mechanical karakuri..
17 Festivals Pre-Yamakasa at Kushida Shrine Haruka Saijo The shrine that holds Yamakasa, one of the biggest summer festivals in Kyushu, becomes very lively in July, especially right b..
6 Festivals In Photos: Karatsu Kunchi Festival Mandy Bartok The Karatsu Kunchi festival promises massive floats, exuberant parades and free-flowing sake in the streets of one of Saga's..
Festivals Lion Dances in Yokohama Chinatown Shinya Ota Earsplitting sounds of fire crackers, a bang of gongs, the fast tempo of drumbeats - Lion dances create a festive mood at Yokohama..
12 Festivals Spring at Hirano Shrine Cathy Cawood Photos of cherry blossom festival at Hirano Shrine, the oldest annual festival in Kyoto, begun in 985. At night lanterns are lit..