Culture Hashigo-nori 2025 Early Jan Hashigo-nori is a traditional performance that attempts to pass on the techniques and methods of fireman in the Edo period.
Culture Oni Fest on Mt. Yoshino 2025 Early Feb Embrace your demons on Yoshinoyama! The locals of this mountain welcome oni (demons) into their houses and inns ever since mountain..
Culture Setsubun at Ikegami Honmonji 2025 Early Feb Find out how to join in one of Tokyo's largest Setsubun Festivals and celebrate traditional Spring like a local. Beans, good..
Shopping Shinjuku Chuo Park Flea Market 2025 Early Feb Shinjuku Chuo Flea Market is an amateur-only flea market located in Shinjuku Central Park in central Tokyo. The next market will..
Culture Kakunodate Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 Mid Apr - Early May The sakura or cherry blossom festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the cherry blossoms in the Samurai town of Kakunodate...
Activities Kitakami River Rubber Boat Race 2024 Late Jul An annual rubber race down the Kitakami River in Morioka. You can enter as a competitor or simply as a slow cruise down the river..
Culture Haneda Matsuri 2024 Late Jul The annual Haneda Matsuri, or Haneda Festival, is held on the last week of July every year.
Culture Awa Odori in Tokushima 2024 Aug 12th - Aug 15th This Awa Odori is an amazing festival rich of culture and history, but the celebration doesn't end when the festival closes...