Culture
Geikosai at Yakuoin Mt Takao 2025-2026
Despite its remote location, thousands make the pilgrimage to Yakuoin, the temple at the top of Mt Takao, for New Year's. The..
Culture
Ushiku Daibutsu New Year Events 2025-2026
Overview of the New Year celebratory events held annually at the Ushiku Daibutsu (big buddha) in Ibaraki prefecture, close to Tokyo...
Activities
Karuizawa Winter Festival 2024-2025
Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter sports...
Activities
Hikarinosumika Illumination Display 2024-2025
Hikarinosumika is the name of the winter illumination display at Tokinosumika in Gotemba, Shizuoka. The resort is also referred..
Activities
Greenpark Fukiware
Greenpark Fukiware is a forested campsite, riverside, near the Fukiware falls in Numata, Gunma. The campsite is open all year round,..
Culture
10 Things to Do in Japan in September
Ideas to make the most out of a September visit to Japan. The month of September brings such a mix of weather, flowers, events and..
Activities
Light of Hope 2025
Each month for two weeks Gyoda City has a floral water font (hanachozu) event. For one night during those two weeks they also have..
Activities
Things to Do at Kawagoe Park
In this episode of the "Another Kawagoe" series I introduce a few of the charms of Kawagoe Park on the outskirts of the tourist..
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Ushiku Daibutsu New Year Events
Ibaraki
Karuizawa Winter Festival
Nagano
Hikarinosumika Illumination Display
Shizuoka
Kitain Temple Daruma Market
Saitama
Hyakudan Hinamatsuri
Tokyo
Umbrella Sky at Metsa Village
Saitama
Mt Hodo Plum Blossom Festival
Saitama
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Czech Festival 2025
The Czech Festival in Kansai is Japan's largest Czech-based event, and the multi-day affair includes a variety of ways to connect..
Culture
Kurosawa Akira & Yasujiro Ozu
Sleiman AziziKurosawa Akira & Yasujiro Ozu are some of Japan's and the world's greatest film directors. Locations in their films worth..
Culture
Insects Paradise Digital Art Forest 2022
Past EventThe Insects Paradise Digital Art Forest event coming to Nagoya presents a unique chance to appreciate insects via some stunning..
