Culture Tsuruga Castle Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Apr 1st - May 6th One of the best times to visit Tsuruga Castle is during spring when the sakura trees are in bloom, and an annual festival takes..
Festivals Inagawa Fireworks Festival 2026 Mid Aug Fireworks festivals are one of Japan's key summer traditions, and you'll find them in big cities, small towns, and everywhere..
Festivals Shizukumiya Festival 2026 Mid Mar Running annually since 2003, the Shizukumiya Festival in Hida Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, is a popular event that honors the co..
Culture Yayoi Kusama Museum The Yayoi Kusama Museum was founded by the contemporary avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama and is operated by the Yayoi Kusama Foundation. It opened in 2017..
Culture Kanda Secondhand Book Festival 2026 Late Oct - Early Nov One of Tokyo's autumn traditions is the Kanda Secondhand Book Festival, where a stretch of Yasukuni-dori spanning
Arts & Crafts INDEN-YA: An Over 400-year-old Crafts Business Veronica Carnevale Founded in 1582, INDEN-YA is one of the few remaining practitioners of traditional Japanese leatherworking and offers a range of..
Culture Otaru Music Box Museum Euan Prentis The Otaru Music Box Museum is spread across a number of buildings around the Ironai-dori area, which in all contains over 25,000..
Culture Kawagoe Matsuri 2026 Mid Oct Every year on the 3rd Saturday and Sunday of October it's time for the exciting Kawagoe Matsuri. It maintains a history of more..