Music Shinjo Matsuri 2026 Aug 24th - Aug 26th Shinjo, in Yamagata, hosts this annual festival in which giant floats are paraded through the city.
Culture Introducing Tokyo's Parks & Gardens Peter Sidell on Sundays to see the rockabillies, or there are also regular weekend festivals... celebrating other countries' food and culture, such as the Thai festival
Online Culture Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup 2026 Late Aug Along with the 'Mantoya' light-up, a 'Sengoku Festival'... The ruins, (i.e. the festival venue) were once the castle town of the Asakura
Historical Jion-ji Temple - Kasukabe Justin Dart Throughout the year a number of smaller festivals are held in the local... community, with the April 8th 'hana-matsuri' (flower festival)
Museums Yokote Kamakura Museum Justin Velgus I’m talking of course about the Kamakura Festival.... Each February during the festival, dozens of large kamakura line the streets
Festivals Matsuyama Matsuri Anonymous Matsuyama Matsuri is a three-day dance festival that takes place in the hottest days of August. It’s a very entertaining spectacle.
12 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Hongaku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Hongaku-ji Temple in Kamakura features an impressive old bell, lotus in pots in the summer, and a festival on New Year's Eve that includes eating and drinking
Culture Yoichi Matsuri 2026 Early Aug August Festival in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture honoring the local hero Nasu No Yoichi