Culture Enshu Hamakita Flying Dragon Festival 2026 Late May A festival held in honor of the dragon god of the Tenryu River, in Hamakita in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture. The culmination..
Traditional Hamamatsu Festival 2026 May 3rd - May 5th A parade of floats from the districts of Hamamatsu
Festivals Hamamatsu Kite Flying Festival 2026 Early May A festival during Golden week where kites are flown to celebrate the birth of a son.
Culture Princess Road Procession 2026 Late Mar This parade takes place in Kiga, Hamamatsu the first Saturday and Sunday of April. See the re-enacted procession of an Edo-era princess..
Culture Kanzanji Temple Lester Goh Kanzanji Temple is famed for its enchantingly expansive grounds, a 16-meter tall Kannon Bodhisattva statue and the Ana-Daishi cave,..
Historical Hamamatsu Castle Katrina Webber Reconstructed Hamamatsu Castle serves as a tribute to the seventeen years Tokugawa Ieyasu spent in the area. The grounds are also..
Culture Japanese Musical Instruments Elena Lisina A description of popular traditional Japanese instruments such as the shamisen, taiko, shakuhachi, koto and biwa. The sound of the..
Culture Hamamatsu Yukata Festival Anonymous A festival celebrating the summer kimono. There are many displays, stalls and musical performances.
