Culture Kashiwa Matsuri 2026 Late Jul Kashiwa Matsuri is a huge festival with a wide range of street food, music, games, dance, and floats. Despite all the drinking and..
Culture Suwa Grand Shrine in Nagano Elena Lisina Suwa Taisha is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan and the head shrine of the Suwa network of shrines, composed of more than ten thousand..
Culture Thai Festival in Yoyogi Park 2026 Mid May The Thai Festival is a massive, exciting annual festival at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park. The enormous number of vendors, performers,..
Festivals Kawaguchi Nabe Festival 2025 Dec 5th - 7th 2025 Past Event If you're a nabe fan or you're looking to try it for the first time, be sure to check out the Kawaguchi Nabe Festival. Held..
12 Traditional The Jizo Statues of Zojo-ji Temple Larry Knipfing For me, the most beautiful, saddest and unique part of Zojo-ji Temple is the rows and rows of clothed and decorated jizo statues
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Culture Nada no Kenka 2026 Oct 14th - Oct 15th Nada no Kenka is a festival in Himeji celebrated every year on October 14 and 15. A dangerous, but very colourful and vibrant festival...
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