Activities Aya, Miyazaki Prefecture: Life in the Countryside Micaela Braithwaite decided to take a walk through downtown Aya, and check out some of the Hina Matsuri
Culture Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park Tarang Mathur The Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park in Awaji-shima offers a great educational experience about earthquakes in Japan.
Activities My Summer Impressions Elena Lisina recall the cheerful screams of the Awa Odori dancers of the Kagurazaka Matsuri... displays of illuminated objects usually seen at festivals such as the Nebuta Matsuri
Culture 7 Winter Events in Akita Featured Inukko Matsuri Feb. 11th–12th Every winter on the second weekend in February... Namahage Sedo Matsuri Akita's Oga Peninsula is rife with legends about
15 Peaceful Serigaya Park Cathy Cawood yabusame (horseback archery) event that is part of Machida's Jidai Matsuri
Summer Festivals in Fukuoka Robert Kodama Omuta Daijayama Matsuri 4th weekend of July at Taishomachi, Omuta... in Kitakyushu (1st Saturday and Sunday of August @ Kitakyushu) Kurume Matsuri
Transportation Bullet Train Guide to East Japan Vicky Amin Geibikei Gorge in Iwate Prefecture, experiencing the popular Morioka Sansa... Odori Dance Festival and Aomori Nebuta Matsuri in Aomori, or exploring
9 Culture The Scarecrow Village Susann Schuster old school that is empty now except for the scarecrows celebrating a matsuri