Heian Jingu Reisai Festival
This annual festival features an opportunity to see geiko (the geisha of Kyoto).
This annual festival features an opportunity to see geiko (the geisha of Kyoto).
Nagoya's biggest spring festival will be taking place on the grounds of the famous Nagoya Castle.
The first of Kyoto's annual spring geisha performances, performed by the geiko and maiko of Kamishichen.
Join this annual celebration of Tagata Shrine in Aichi and promote all things phallic.
On the second Sunday of March, a 2.2 meter tall phallic-shaped statue that weighs approximately 600kg is paraded around a small village in Niigata.
Stunning plum blossom, tea ceremonies, and even Geisha make an unmissable event.
Watch the magical sight of of dozens of paper balloons adorning the night sky.
A steamy festival in the depths of the freezing winter
An amazing chance to see a remote, snow-covered thatched village illuminated with hundreds of lanterns.
Setsubun at Yasaka Shrine's is unusual because it features geiko, geisha from Kyoto.
See an entire mountainside in Nara go up in flames as fireworks are launched behind it.
A traditional Japanese New Years' festival to bring you some luck.
Teams race to be the first to reach the shrine and onlookers also push to touch the special charms of this shrine.
Put some heat into your winter and New Year with this steamy (in more ways than one!) festival.
See dozens of loincloth-clad men and boys doused in very cold water as they compete in teams for banknotes.
Join in this noisy and raucous festival as people knock on wooden boards to get the attention of a lucky God.
Daruma make for one of the most traditional Japanese festivals you're likely to see at this event.
On the first two days of the year, many flock to Takasaki to buy daruma dolls.
Want to ensure peace and prosperity for the new year? You might have to stay up all night.
One of the oldest festivals in Japan with parades, performances, and costumes galore.
It seems Miyajima is known for having hot feet as this takes place only 10 days after the Fire-Walking Ceremony at Daiganji Temple is held. What happens? The fire walking is part of a bigger …
Who doesn't love people dressed as Heian Era nobles performing on boats?