
Hamamatsu Flying Dragon Festival
Ever wanted to see the mystical dragons of the Nintendo Zelda games come to the life?
Ever wanted to see the mystical dragons of the Nintendo Zelda games come to the life?
First held in 1655, the Sendai Aoba Festival takes place at the beginning of the warm season in early May. What happens? The Yoi Matsuri on Saturday night features the Suzume Odori, the Sparrow …
The Mifune Festival takes place on the Katsura River in Arashiyama on the third Sunday of May each year. The festival features traditional boats carrying musicians and performers floating down …
The enormously popular Tokyo Comic Con has now sprouted a version for all the comic and celebrity fans of West Japan. While the Tokyo event happens in early winter, the Osaka version happens in …
Two blues meet when a million nemophila flowers bloom in front of Osaka Bay.
Feel the beat of the drum at Okinawa's biggest dragon boat races
The Nagasaki Tall Ship Festival takes place in April each year in the spectacular backdrop of Nagasaki Harbor. Typically the event features a number of square rigged tall ships with their …
Take this chance to visit Kawaguchiko during cherry blossom season and be rewarded with an incredible view of Mount Fuji.
Tokyo-based art collective Naked once again has a hand in these stunning, seasonal illuminations.
There are countless ways to make the most of cherry blossom season in Kyoto — hanami (blossom viewing) picnics, strolls along the Kamogawa River, and boat rides down the Okazaki canal. The …
A snowy wonderland appears each winter in this quiet hot spring town as hundreds of small snow-houses are built. Illuminated on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings for the one month duration of …
A 300 year old fire festival with moving stages and live performances
The 2023 Shirakawa-go Winter Light-up has been announced! It will go ahead this year but reservations will be required. Where is Shirakawago? Shirakawago is a picturesque village in Gifu …
In Yonezawa City, there is a wonderful lantern festival that has been going on for nearly 50 years. What happens? 200 snow lanterns and around 1000 snow caves are lit up in Matsugasaki Park in …
An amazing chance to see a remote, snow-covered thatched village illuminated with hundreds of lanterns.
The Dontosai Festival, known as the Matsutaki Festival for Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, is a fiery New Year festival unique to Miyagi. What happens? Every year on January 14, festival goers burn …
The Kōrankei Gorge is home to around 4,000 color-changing maples. This year there will be illuminations from sundown until 9 p.m. throughout November as part of the annual autumn festival. There …