Culture Taimatsu Akashi Festival 2026 Early Nov The Taimatsu Akashi is one of Japan’s three major fire festivals, held annually on the second Saturday of November in Sukagawa..
Culture Waraji Festival 2026 Early Aug Named after the traditional 'waraij' straw sandals, Fukushima's annual festival to mark the summer kicks off in early..
Culture Tsuruga Castle Projection Mapping 2025 Oct 3rd - 5th 2025 Past Event Aizuwakamatsu City in Fukushima Prefecture will host a spectacular nighttime event this autumn with the Tsuruga Castle Projection..
Culture Water Throwing Festival in Tohoku 2026 Early Aug Visit a quaint hot spring town a short distance away from a well known samurai town, Aizuwakamatsu, in Fukushima Prefecture. H..
Culture 2 Days of Food & Culture in Aizu, Fukushima Celine Ong The westernmost region of Aizu in Fukushima embodies the spirit of the Japanese countryside. Surrounded by mountains and valleys,..
Culture Tsuruga Castle Light History 2022-2023 Oct 1st 2022 - Mar 31st 2023 Past Event A special event running from the start of October until the end of March brings the best of digital art to Tsuruga Castle, with..
Culture Nisshinkan Nisshinkan (會津藩校日新館) was established in 1803 to be a leading school to educate the children of the Aizu clan's samurai families. Students..
Culture The Samurai Spirit of Fukushima Prefecture Featured Fukushima Prefecture is Japan’s third largest administrative region, and home to one of the last strongholds of Japan’s legend..