Culture Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival 2025 Jun 1st - Jun 30th Nyaramachi Neko Art Festival celebrates cats and cat-inspired artwork throughout June.
Culture Kitsune Fox Statues Elena Lisina A look at kitsune fox statues from Shinto shrines throughout Japan
Culture Ohara Festival 2025 Nov 2nd - Nov 3rd Kagoshima's biggest annual festival returns each November promising traditional dance parades, taiko performances and a whole..
Culture Hie Shrine The Hie Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Nagatacho, in the Chiyoda district (Tokyo). Its Sanno Matsuri, which takes place on June 15, is one of the three..
Culture Okazaki Fireworks Festival 2025 Early Aug Fireworks Festivals or Hanabi-kai are some of the most spectacular festivals in Japan. Okazaki is one of those places which hosts..
Culture Cat Alley In Onomichi Jemma King Neko no Hosomichi or Cat Alley in Onomichi is hidden away between the sloping streets that wind around the town. It connects art,..
Culture Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2025 Sunday - Nov 23rd If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Novem..
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2025 Mid Jun - Early Jul During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
