Kasedori Festival
This unique festival gets its name from the straw coats worn by the participants.
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Konomiya Naked Festival
9,000 men, freezing water, and one God-man. Japan’s wildest naked festival is not for the faint-hearted.
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Namahage Sedo Festival
A festival in which locals dress up as demons and scare the bejesus out of young children.
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Tadami Snow Festival
Tadami has an abundance of snow, from which participants carve giant monuments and statues.
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Mihara Daruma Festival
Festival food and daruma dolls aplenty. For a daruma market of historic proportions, there's none quite like Mihara City's annual Daruma Festival.
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Dojima Yakushido Setsubun Omizukumi Festival
Instead of bean-throwing, you toss joss sticks into a fire at this traditional Setsubun Festival.
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Demon Festival on Mount Yoshino in Nara
Fancy a dance with a demon? Nara's Kinpusenji Temple offers a unique Setsubun experience with its annual Demon Festival.
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Kayabuki no Sato Snow (Miyama Village) Lantern Festival
An amazing chance to see a remote, snow-covered thatched village illuminated with hundreds of lanterns.
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People-Throwing and Ash-Smearing Festival
Watch men get tossed into snow and behold the messy ash-smearing chaos.
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Dontosai Festival
Put some heat into your winter and New Year with this steamy (in more ways than one!) festival.
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Osaka Toka Ebisu Festival
Join the festive atmosphere of Osaka’s Toka Ebisu Festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine, where locals gather to pray for wealth and success while enjoying street food and lively parades.
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Maebashi Hatsuichi Daruma Festival
Daruma dolls are set alight in a traditional Japanese festival.
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Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri
A traditional Japanese festival with roots tracing back to the 12th Century.
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Kōrankei Momiji Festival
Catch the colors of the autumn leaves at this traditional Maple tree festival.
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Shinno Festival
Discover Osaka's Shinno Festival, which takes place annually at Sukunahikona Shrine, where local businesses and visitors come together to pray for health and prosperity.
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Karatsu Kunchi Festival
One of Saga Prefecture's oldest and most popular festivals with enormous floats.
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Miyazakijingu Festival 2025
Featuring a parade with traditional costumes and entertainment.
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Kurama Fire Festival
Bonfires, torches, shrines, and gods are all out in the streets for this vibrant Kyoto festival.
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