Nightlife American Base Festivals On Okinawa Michael Flemming Ten festivals are held each year on bases across Okinawa and are open to the public free of charge.
Recommended Culture Kanda Matsuri 2026 Friday - May 15th The Kanda Festival, one of Tokyo's major Shinto festivals, is an enormous event held on odd-numbered years.
Culture Ancient Traditions of the Gion Matsuri Bonson Lam Be transported by the sounds and sights of Gion Matsuri, a Millennium old festival in the open air art gallery of Kyoto’s old town.
Culture Hanamiyama Naruto Cherry Blossom Festival 2026 Mar 27th - Apr 10th 2026 Past Event The Hanamiyama Naruto Sakura Festival gives visitors rare access to a privately owned 20,000-square-meter hillside normally closed to the public outside
Culture Dressing Up for Nebuta Matsuri Helen Langford The kabuki actor-like print of the yukata mirrors the style of the floats... whose origins, not unlike most old festivals, are murky.
Culture Tsushima Tenno Matsuri 2026 Late Jul A mid-summer's night's dream, the floating festival floats of the Tsushima Tenno Matsuri, one of THE top festivals of Japan!
Culture Once-in-a-Lifetime: Kushida Shrine Anonymous for making ablutions (the “chozuya”), an image of men pulling a huge float... Kushida Shrine is the end point for the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival,
Culture Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri 2026 Mid Sep The Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri is the largest, if not greatest, danjiri matsuri (float festival) in Japan.