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15 Festivals Tokamachi Snow Festival 2016 Rufus Starbuck Tokamachi Snow Festival is one of the best winter festivals in the whole of the country with snow sculptures, live music and a full..
7 Festivals Beppu Taikai Fireworks Festival Anonymous Summer in Japan is one of the most exciting times of the year. It is the season of fireworks and Yukata (Casual summer kimonos)...
Sanja Matsuri Festival 2016 Jeradyne Cheong The Sanja Matsuri festival held in May in Asakusa every year is one of the wildest and most popular festivals in Tokyo. It cel..
6 Historical Yabusame at Kumamoto Castle Mandy Bartok A yabusame event involving Japanese archers on horseback is held every year on the grounds outside Kumamoto Castle as part of ..
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