Activities Souri Pond Plum Festival 2026 Feb 14th - Mar 15th Each year, Aichi's Souri Pond hosts a plum blossom festival to celebrate the impressive 6000 plum trees in 25 different varieties..
Activities Kurokawa Onsen Yu Akari Illumination 2025-2026 Late Dec - Late Mar The Yu Akari Illumination at Kumamoto's Kurokawa Onsen is now in its tenth year, and it sees hundreds of locally-crafted bamboo..
Accommodation Ushimado Olive Harvest Festival 2026 Late Oct Around 2,000 olive trees are cultivated at the Ushimado Olive Garden, and there is an annual festival held here which has been running..
Culture Czech Festival 2026 Mid Oct The Czech Festival in Kansai is Japan's largest Czech-based event, and the multi-day affair includes a variety of ways to connect..
Activities Tone River Fireworks Festival 2026 Mid Sep Running for over three decades, the Tone River Fireworks Festival is a 90 minute extravaganza of light and sound in Ibaraki Prefecture...
Activities Adatara Illuminations 2026 Late Jul - Late Sep Running for over 10 years now, the Adatara Illuminations have become one of the area's summer traditions. The light displays..
Transportation JR Kansai Wide Area Pass Bonson Lam Sometimes we are so much in a hurry, that we forget to slow down and remember, reflect, breathe in and feel the bigger universe..
Culture Shiba Park Oktoberfest 2026 Mid May - Late Sep The Shiba Park Oktoberfest event takes place at Shiba Park in early summer, and encourages attendees to enjoy German food and drinks,..