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 Saitama's Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival Featured The Enmusubi Wind Chime Festival in Kawagoe is the perfect way to celebrate summer in Japan.
Activities Manjushage Festival Sherilyn Siy This carpet of over 5,000,000 bright red spider lilies beside the Koma River made it to the list of the top 30 reasons to visi..
Culture Rugby Rice Field Art Lynda Hogan Guinness World Record holding rice field art closest to both Tokyo and a rugby world cup stadium. In honor of the Rugby World Cup,..
Festivals Tsuruse Yosakoi Festival Todd Wojnowski Tsuruse Yosakoi Matsuri is a fantastic traditional dance festival with a small-town vibe. It is held annually on the 3rd Sunday..
Activities Jazz Performance Sherilyn Siy Togo Park (東郷公園) in Agano is renowned as one of the most best places to see the momiji (fall colors). On the third weekend..
Culture Chichibu Night Festival Japan Travel The annual festival for Chichibu Shrine has a history of over 300 years.
Shopping Kasukabe Hagoita Market Elizabeth Scally Kasukabe holds its annual Hagoita Market from December 21st to 23rd at the east exit of Kasukabe Station in Saitama Prefecture...