Culture Kanuma Buttsuke Autumn Festival Mid Oct A festival of food, music, dance and elaborate floats celebrated each year in October.
Culture Nikko Toshogu Shrine Autumn Grand Festival Mid Oct Nikko Toshogu Shrine's annual grand festival features the Yabusame tradition—horseback archery—and the Togyosai where port..
Culture Spring Hill Lupine Festival Apr 6th - May 6th Around 30,000 lupine flowers can be enjoyed at the Kanuma City Flower and Tree Center's Spring Hill Lupine Festival, which runs..
Recommended Gardens & Parks Wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park Manish Prabhune Ashikaga Flower Park, wisteria blossoms during the Golden Week holidays—a photo story.
Culture Mamada no Jagamaita Snake Festival Early May Every year on the 5th of May, Mamada no Jagamaita, a rather unique matsuri involving huge 'snakes', is held in Mamada, Tochigi..
Temples & Shrines Nikko Yabusame Archery Competition Mid May Yabusame Archery Competition at the Nikko Shunki Reitaisai Grand Spring Festival.
Culture Rinnoji Temple Among Nikko’s many world-renowned temples, stands the vibrantly colored Rinnoji (輪王寺), which was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 19..
Culture Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival Late Jan - Late Feb Each winter, the small onsen town of Yunishigawa, in Tochigi's Nikko area, transforms into a winter wonderland with hundreds..