15 Temples & Shrines Meguro Ward's Otori Shrine Justin Velgus inclined to, you can decipher the Japanese and learn more about the various festivals
6 Gardens & Parks Nara Tokae and the Ukimido Pavilion Manish Prabhune Nara Tokae, as the lantern festival is called, lasts for ten days, usually in the beginning of August.
Historical Nezu Shrine, Bunkyo-ku Michael Kaplan The place is well known for its glorious annual Azalea Festival (Tsutsuji Matsuri), held in April and May.
15 Temples & Shrines Shimogamo Shrine Cathy Cawood In May the Aoi Festival procession stops at Shimogamo Shrine before continuing
7 Festivals German-style Oktoberfest Odaiba Michael Kaplan Oktoberfest in Odaiba, is a great experience of the Japanese version of the annual German Festival. Enjoy beers,ales, sausages,sauerkraut and music.
Museums Ushimado Kaiyu Cultural Museum Kenji Chida The Danjiri Exhibition Room hosts two boat-shaped festival carts and a... sit down and watch a multi-lingual video that shows the history of the festival
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
8 Festivals "Awa Dance" in Tropical Tokushima Takako Sakamoto Although there are many well-known summer festivals in Japan that are quite the sight to see, tourists can only watch.