Culture The Gem of Japanese Traditional Culture Featured Namahage Sedo Matsuri Festival (Japanese: なまはげ柴灯まつり) Homepage (English)
Activities 4 Days in Fukui and Shiga: Venturing South Featured Family Historic Ruins Place Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins (一乗谷朝倉氏遺跡
12 Kiyomizu Bamboo Light Festival Bradford Pomeroy 清水竹灯り—Kiyomizu Take Akari—Kiyomizu Bamboo Light Festival
12 Kasuga Taisha Shrine Tomoko Kamishima dedicated lanterns are lit as a memorial service to all our ancestors (万灯籠
9 Culture Byakui Dai Kannon Aline Laborde on the fourth Saturday of August there is a festival called Mandoue (万灯会
Area Tsunoshima Just off the northern Yamaguchi coast in the Sea of Japan lies Tsunoshima, a small but attractive island. Easily accessible now due to the Tsunoshima Bridge, the island’s sculpted landscapes..
Culture Gokoku Shrine JJ Walsh April 29 10am Natsu Ooharai (夏越大祓) - June 30 4pm Mantou-mitama-sai (万灯みたま
Culture Kamakura's Daibutsu Hiking Trail Tomoko Kamishima Genji-yama Park (源氏山公園) is half way through the hike, and there you can