Music Shinjo Matsuri 2024 Late Aug Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Festivals Yokosuka YY Festival 2024 Early Jun There are several things that Yokosuka is famous for among people in Kanagawa: the American Navy Base, the Yokosuka Navy Burger..
Historical Tsushima no Miya Festival 2024 Early Aug A two day festival held every year. The local train station is also only open during the festival, Tsushima no Miya Station. The..
Festivals Ohitaki Fire Festival Kifune Shrine 2024 Early Nov The annual Ohitaki Fire Festival at Kifune Shrine uses its spiritual powers to banish bad sprits and cleanse impurities of the people..
Historical Osaka Tenmangu Shrine Saskia Gilmour Osaka Tenmangu, or 'Tenjisan' as it's known by the locals, is the most famous of all the tenjin/tenmangu shrines throughout..
Festivals Tondo Festival 2025 Mid Jan Annual festival held around January 15th all across the country to burn old talismans and charms and pray for good luck in the year..
Festivals Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival 2024 Early Oct The Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival is an annual event which has been running for almost 20 years now, and it brings soba restaurants..
Festivals Hatsumode in Asakusa 2025 Early Jan The first visit to the shrine in the new year is called Hatsumode, and it attracts quite some crowds every year, and I think it..