Festivals Namahage Sedo Festival 2025 Mid Feb Thanks to their cultural significance, Oga's Namahage were added to UNESCO... 's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in November 2018,
Culture Gozan no Okuribi (Mountain Bonfire) 2024 Mid Aug emphasis on setting giant bonfires on each of the five mountains that surround Kyoto city; meant to guide the souls of ancestors who returned to the mortal world
Culture Naminoue Shrine 5 (1Review) Naminoue Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. It is located on a high cliff overlooking Naminoue Beach and the ocean. Any boat..
Culture Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden 4.3 (6Reviews) Shinjuku Gyoen is one of the largest and most popular public gardens in Tokyo. The park is just a short walk from the well-known Shinjuku district and..
Culture Art Meets History at Sannomaru Shozokan Kim Explore Japan's rich artistic heritage The types of treasures on display... from materials such as wood, paper, or silk, being on permanent display would
Culture Princess Road Procession 2025 Late Mar The kites are fashioned in the rectangular form of the traditional Japanese... In the Edo period, daughters of noble families (called princesses) would
Culture Starbucks in Kitano Ijinkan Manish Prabhune used to sit by the typewriter room and felt like being in a different world