Festivals Furukawa Festival 2025 Mid - Late Apr The Furukawa Festival, or Furukawa Matsuri, is an annual event of Hida Furukawa’s Kata Wakamiya Shrine. During the two-day spe..
12 Gardens & Parks Hokokuji Bamboo Garden in Kamakura Jessica A Paje The 2,000 Moso-bamboo garden at Hokokuji Temple in Kamakura is not only a great alternative to the iconic Sagano Bamboo Grove ..
Festivals Hakata Gion Yamakasa 2024 Jul 1st - Jul 15th Fukuoka's most exciting festival: it's 5 am, the streets are packed, and the men are running.
Culture Awa Odori in Tokushima 2024 Aug 12th - Aug 15th This Awa Odori is an amazing festival rich of culture and history, but the celebration doesn't end when the festival closes...
Historical Kamakura's Daibutsu Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima The Daibutsu-Kuzuhara-ga-oka Course (大仏-葛原が岡) has fine scenery and is a relatively easy hike. And you can visit some nic..
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2025 Late Mar Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Buddhist..
Culture Fukagawa Fudo-do Temple Sleiman Azizi Fukagawa Fudo-do temple in Koto City is famous for its moving Goma fire ritual and its ultra modern temple design.
Culture Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition 2024 Early Nov The Tsuchiura Fireworks Competition is one of the top three fireworks displays in Japan. Come and witness the freshest new display..