Festivals The Flow of Time Elysse Hurtado Every year thousands of people visit the Itako Iris Festival to take in the romantic scenery and gorgeous flowers.
Culture Princess Road Procession 2025 Late Mar As festivals go in Japan, this is a very new one – only sixty years old... Located in the town of Kiga, the festival is about a forty-minute bus ride
Culture Tsuruoka Park Rashaad Jorden Park didn't take place during hanami season but during an August festival... Numerous festivals take place at the shrine throughout the year and it&
Culture Dressing Up for Nebuta Matsuri Helen Langford The Nebuta Matsuri, held yearly August 2 to August 7, is an old festival... whose origins, not unlike most old festivals, are murky.
Culture Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto Bonson Lam Home of the Aoi Matsuri or the Hollyhock Leaf Crest Festival, which blossomed throughout Japan when the Tale of Genji was written in the Heian Period.
Festivals Awa Odori David Cooper Awa Odori is the name of Tokushima's very own street dancing festival, a joyful spectacle and a must-see for visitors to this corner of Shikoku.