Culture 1,000 Samurai Procession in Nikko 2024 Saturday - May 18th The wider here is the Nikko Toshogu Shrine Spring Grand Festival (Nikko... This Togyosai festival procession takes on the second day (May 18th), where
10 Shopping Shinsen Fish Market Chris Barnes Shinsen Fish Market is a lively fish market with a citizen's atmosphere located in the Auga Festival City Building, a two minute walk from JR Aomori Station
Area Yomitan Yomitan Village on the East China Sea in Central Okinawa is well known for its pottery, beaches, castle, agriculture, and lighthouse. Known as Yomitan Son to the Japanese, Yomitan prides itself..
Nightlife Sendai Oktoberfest 2024 Early - Late Sep Sendai Oktoberfest is a German beer festival that comes to Sendai every year.
Culture Hanagasa Matsuri 2024 Early Aug Hanagasa Matsuri is a dance festival which originiated in Obanazawa but is now celebrated across Yamagata every summer.
11 Culture Lotus Heaven in Fukui Larry Knipfing Minami Echizen's summer lotus festival is a real treat
10 Activities Hirosaki in Cherry Blossom Season Josef Diermair Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture is known for its Cherry Blossom Festival held in the park surrounding Hirosaki Castle.
6 Culture Hifuri Shinji at Aso Shrine Mandy Bartok Blazing torches light up the night at the annual Fire Swinging Festival near Kumamoto's volcanic Mt Aso