Culture Kiyose City - Temples & Shrines Sleiman Azizi Kiyose City in Tokyo's Tama region is home to many charming temples and shrines.
6 Culture Floats at Aomori's Nebuta Wa Rasse Museum Kim Bergström If The Nebuta WaRasse Museum allows you to explore the festival's floats and their creation.
Culture Morohashi Museum Peter Sidell Set back from the main road, it's an impressive long building, in a... There's a moat-like pond in front of the museum, and a gentle stream
Culture Kitsumoto Jinja - The "Mandarin" Shrine Alena Eckelmann In Japan’s oldest records, in the Kojiki (712 AD) and the Nihon Shoki (... 720 AD), it is written that a Tachibana tree was planted and it grew to
Culture Suita Fire Festival 2026 Mid Feb The annual Suita Fire Festival at Osaka's Jōkō Enmanji Temple has a history of around 1300 years, and is often referred to as the fire festival with no
Culture Toide Tanabata Festival 2025 Jul 4th - Jul 7th The Toide Tanabata Festival has been running for almost 60 years now, and is often referred to as the best Tanabata event on the Sea of Japan side of the
Culture Penny Candy Store Museum Bonson Lam Take a friend from the baby boomer generation and reminisce at this labour of love.
Culture Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival 2025 Early - Late Oct The Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival has been running for almost half a century, and approximately 50 different potteries will be taking part in the event.
