Culture Otsu Festival 2024 Early Oct Otsu Matsuri takes place in early October and features thirteen ornate floats with ingenious mechanical puppets.
Culture Minato Kobe Marine Fireworks Festival 2024 Late Oct Minato Kobe Fireworks Festival offers beautiful fireworks without the crowds. Check out my favorite spots to watch and enjoy.
Culture Chinese New Year in Kobe 2025 Mid Feb Traditional folk dancing is one of the main events at the Chinese New Year celebrations in Kobe's Chinatown, Nankinmachi.
Culture Hongu Taisha Spring Festival 2025 Apr 13th - Apr 15th Festivals to honor the Kumano Deities and the tradition of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage are an inherent part of the annual calendar..
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.