Activities Oedo Kakki Parade Sherilyn Siy The very first Oedo Kakki Parade took place in 1972 to commemorate the completion of the National Highway. This year, a grand parade..
Street & Urban Midosuji and Hikari Illuminations Bonson Lam Osaka Hikari Renaissance is a series of light up and festival events taking place in Fall and Winter each year. In 2018 the festival..
Culture Koinobori Festa 1000 Victoria Kamila On May 5th, cities and villages throughout hold koinobori (carp-streamers) festivals in celebration of Children’s Day, a day t..
Nightlife Takatsuki Jazz Street Festival Ross-Barry Finlayson Live Jazz music at it's very best. A must for all Jazz-lovers.
Culture Otaue Rice Planting Festival Mandy Bartok Japan reaffirms its deep connections with its staple crop at the annual Sumiyoshi Shrine rice-planting festival in Osaka on June..
Culture Daigaku Festival at Ikune Shrine Joe Robinson Centering around an impressive array of almost a hundred lanterns, this is a festival worth a trek to attend. If traditional Japanese..
Nightlife Tenjin Matsuri Jeannie Gan Tenjin Matsuri, which literally means festival of the Gods, is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, held..