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
Activities Kintaikyo Fireworks, Yamaguchi JJ Walsh Iwakuni's Famous Kintaikyo Bridge is a fantastic backdrop for an annual fireworks festival 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
Culture Cosquerade at Fushigi-ichi 2026 Mid May The Fushigi-ichi matsuri held in front of Yokogawa station every April includes many festival-goers in elaborate cosplay costumes.
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.
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