Echigo Hillside Park Cosmos Festival 2024 Late Sep - Late Oct Nagaoka's Echigo Hillside Park is a stunning garden and recreational area, and it's home to beautiful floral displays throughout..
Activities Hiroshima Wangan Trail Run 2025 Late Mar The Hiroshima Wangan Trail Run includes a 109 kilometer course with a cumulative altitude of approximately 6,900 meters, and participants..
Culture Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival 2024 Early - Late Oct The Tamba-Sasayama area of Hyogo Prefecture is known for Tamba ware, one of Japan's most noteworthy types of ceramics. The Tamba..
Activities Inspiring Paths: Explore the Urban and Natural Side... Featured Dust off your walking shoes, and embark on a journey from Tokyo’s glittering skyline to Niigata’s sunset-tinged countryside.
Culture Tokuyama Railway Festival 2024 Mid Oct October 14th has been designated as Railway Day in Japan since 1994, and various events are often organized on this day. The Tokuyama..
Dontsuku Festival 2024 Late Sep The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..
Culture Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival 2024 Early Oct The Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival is an annual event which has been running for almost 20 years now, and it brings soba restaurants..
Towada Autumn Festival 2024 Early - Mid Sep The Towada Autumn Festival is a three-day affair filled with colorful floats, mikoshi (portable shrine) parades, taiko drumming..