10 Festivals Brazilian Day 2013 Perri Silverstein Festival goers don their best yellow and green attire to celebrate Brazilian
7 Temples & Shrines Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) Brian Wood-Koiwa Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine) houses the four largest logs of the Onbashira festival and a tree that snores when it lowers its branches at night
12 Temples & Shrines Akasaka’s Hie-jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Hie-jinja is also known as San-no-sama, and has a big biennial festival
Festivals Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town Simona Zavadckyte There is a teatopia festival each November, and it makes a great day trip from Kyoto or Nara. Why not try its tea flavoured soba.
Culture Nigatsu-do Hall in Nara Todd Wojnowski event marks the origin of Omizutori, the sacred "Water-Drawing" festival... As the climatic event of a two week festival of Shuni-e, Omizutori is when
Museums Exploring Hiroshima Castle JJ Walsh On the 2nd week of January, the Tondo Matsuri bonfire festival is held... In October, the annual Hiroshima International Food festival is held around
10 Gardens & Parks Ie-jima Hibiscus Garden Peter Sidell There's an annual lily festival and towards the eastern end of the
Museums Nara Prefectural Folk Park & Museum Matthew Eynon the goods used on special occasions important in village life, such as festivals... collection of video tapes related to a variety of topics, including local festivals
