10 Culture Shogi Time at Tendo Town Alena Eckelmann Tendo do not intent to buy a Shogi set but they come for the Tendo Sakura Matsuri... continue your discovery tour of Yamagata in Obanazawa where the Hanagasa Matsuri
Culture Ikku Shrine Anonymous if anyone has heard of Niihama, they have certainly heard of the Taiko Matsuri... Manly, competitive, and at times brutally violent, the Niihama Taiko Matsuri
12 Culture Mantou Mitama Festival in Photos Paul Walsh 100 "miko" shrine maidens dance by lantern light on the first night of the Mantou Mitama Matsuri at Hiroshima Gokoku-jinja Shrine.
Activities Air Show at Rokkon Festival 2014 Radica Sooknarine Japan Air and Self-Defense Force air show opens the 2014 Rokkon Matsuri in the Yamagata Prefecture.
6 Culture Future Shorts Film Festival, Kyoto Cheuk Fung Tong Showcasing the worlds best at the Art Complex Sanjo
Shopping Asakusa's Sensoji Temple Leslie Taylor Among the yearly activities are the Sanja Matsuri in April, the Hagoita
7 Culture Great Buddha at Nofukuji Temple Manish Prabhune Access from Kobe on the JR Line is easy, and there is an annual event on May 9 and 10 called Hyogo Daibutsu Matsuri (Day of Enlightenment), which attracts
9 Activities Beautiful, Overlooked Sakura Spots Samantha Lau I went to Kobayashi Park, the Kobayashi Sakura Matsuri and Narita Temple