Activities Osaka Hikari-Renaissance Light-up 2024 Mid - Late Dec The main attraction during Christmas in Osaka is the projection mapping light show "Shining Art Wall" at the Nakanoshima Library...
Culture Tado Ageuma: Horse Jumping Festival 2025 May 4th - May 5th One of Mie's Intangible Cultural Properties the annual Ageuma festival, dates back over 1,000 years & takes place during Golden..
Nightlife Tenjin Matsuri 2024 Jul 24th - Jul 25th Tenjin Matsuri, which literally means festival of the Gods, is one of the most symbolic water and light festivals in Osaka, held..
Culture Gion's Hassaku, Kyoto 2024 Thursday - Aug 1st The first of August is a very special day in Kyoto’s Gion neighbourhood. Named after a term which designates the first day of ..
Culture Shinno-sai Festival 2024 Nov 22nd - Nov 23rd Held annually on 22nd to 23rd November, Shinno-sai is the last festival to be held in Osaka, thus also known as the Tome-no-ma..
Activities Kobe Luminarie 2025 Mid - Late Jan Kobe Luminarie is held every year in the first two weeks of December to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.
Culture Tanabe Festival 2024 Jul 24th - Jul 25th The Tanabe Festival takes place every year on the 24th and 25th of July in Tanabe City. During the festivities various processions..
Culture Kodai-ji Autumn Illumination 2024 Late Oct - Mid Dec Formally known as Kodaijusho-zenji Temple and located in the Higashiyama Mountains of eastern Kyoto, Kodai-ji Temple was established..