9 Museums The Hakone Eki-den Museum Larry Knipfing The museum is located at the bottom end of Lake Ashino-ko in Hakone
6 Arts & Crafts Akita Design Hub and Craft Center Bonson Lam The Akita Design Hub turns simple items like kimono chests & glassware into works of art.It celebrates the essence of the four seasons in nature.
Culture Tokyo Koenji Awa Odori 2024 Late Aug If you're in Tokyo at the end of August, make sure you save some time... Over 12,000 dancers in 180 groups perform in the streets of Koenji and
20 Temples & Shrines Horide Shrine Bryan Baier A small shrine with stunning autumn foliage in Kanzu, Niitsu, east of Niigata City
Culture Kintaikyo Fireworks Festival 2024 Early Aug Colorful and fun fireworks festival in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Kintaikyo Bridge, Yamaguchi Prefecture
Culture Shinno-sai Festival 2024 Nov 22nd - Nov 23rd Held annually on 22nd to 23rd November, Shinno-sai is the last festival to be held in Osaka, thus also known as the Tome-no-matsuri “The Stop (Last) Festival
Museums Itsukushima Floating Shrine JJ Walsh Although a shrine is said to have been here for over 4000 years, the shrine in... the form we see today was first built in 1168 by the powerful warlord
Festivals Kutchan Jagamatsuri: 2013 Report Chris Barnes The Kutchan Jagamatsuri is a colorful summer festival held annually in early August.