Culture Hina Festival of Inatori Onsen 2025 Late Jan - Late Mar From January 20th to March 31st, the tiny seaside town of Inatori, in the Izu Peninsula, hosts its annual 'Hina-no-tsurushikazari..
Culture Yamayaki Festival 2025 Late Jan For over 250 years, people have gathered at the base of Mt. Wakakusa in Nara on the fourth Saturday in January to watch the mountain..
Culture Setsubun Mantoro 2025 Early Feb At the Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up.
Culture Iwate Snow Festival 2025 Early - Mid Feb The Iwate Snow Festival is held at the Makiba area in Koiwai Farm every February, and known as one of Tohoku's 5 Great Snow..
Culture Nagasaki Lantern Festival 2025 Early - Late Feb Nagasaki rings in the Chinese New Year with a two week cultural celebration.
Culture Yanagawa Doll Festival: Sagemon Tour 2025 Mid Feb - Early Apr The town of Yanagawa celebrates Girls' Day with several events over a two month period.
Culture Fire-walking Festival at Mt. Takao 2025 Mid Mar Atop Mt Takao in west Tokyo on the second Sunday of March each year, witness the impressive spectacle that is fire-walking held..
Culture Sumo at Yasukuni Shrine 2025 Late Mar Each year Yasukuni Shrine holds a ceremonial sumo event where you can watch sumo wrestling for free