Anamori Inari Shrine Lantern Festival Elizabeth Scally In late August, gather with the Kamata locals to light a candle and make a wish on one of hundreds of handmade lanterns.
Culture Revolutionary New Drumming Entertainment in Tokyo -... Sleiman Azizi Mangekyo is a taiko drumming and light show held in Yurakucho at the Alternative Theatre. The spring season shows last from April..
Culture Harajuku Omotesando Super Yosakoi Guillaume Doré For the time of a weekend, thousands of dancers in over a hundrer of dance squad from all around the country gather in Harajuku..
Culture Minami Koshigaya Awa Odori Festival Elizabeth Scally Awa Odori, the famed dance festival from Tokushima, is celebrated in the Tokyo suburb of Koshigaya every year from August 24th to..
Culture Koenji Awaodori Kevin John Hutt This dance festival is held annually on the last or second to last weekend of August. Dancing lasts exactly 3 hours, but festivities..
Historical Echizen Asakura Mantoya Lightup Takako Sakamoto Echizen Asakura Mantoya in Fukui is an annual summer illumination event held at the ancient historical site, Ichijodani Asakura..
Culture Matsuri Tsukuba Elizabeth Scally Matsuri Tsukuba is the science city's end of summer festival, August 25th and 26th. See massive nebuta floats, try local and..
Culture Azabu-Juban Noryo Matsuri Sleiman Azizi The Azabu-Juban Noryo Matsuri is a two day summer festival in late August. Full of dancers, performances, and live music, the festival..