6 Gardens & Parks Cosmos in the Kumamoto countryside Mandy Bartok A cosmos festival is held every year in early October.
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
Culture EuroFest in Yoyogi Park Todd Wojnowski EuroFest, a two-day festival held in Tokyo's Yoyogi park, has a wealth of food, drinks, and entertainment from all across Europe, and it's pretty
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
Historical Oyama Jinja Iwakuraji Kerrie Hankinson FESTIVALS AND EVENTS As a fully active and operating shrine there are... Another special festival held across Japan – in Shrines and Temples – is
10 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Joei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing A mass and festival takes place each year on September 12th to commemorate
Temples & Shrines Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Tony Mariani history is celebrated by ceremonies such as the New Years Exorcism Fire Festival... (Oni-sube), the Spring Water Poetry Festival (Kyokusui-no-en) and the