Vogue magazine holds their annual “global festival of shopping” event ‘Fashion’s Night Out’ at Hankyu’s Umeda Honten and Hankyu Men’s Osaka department stores on two week nights this year – one more night than Tokyo gets! The theme this year is Fashion X Sustainability, so it’s right on trend with the current climate of ethical fashion.
Along with the opportunity to group shop, there will be lots of entertainment and special celebrity guests. Entry is free.
The Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) is a month-long festival that takes place in Kyoto in July each year. The name comes from the neighborhood of Gion, which is home to some of the more traditional parts of Kyoto—including the geisha […]
The Sumiyoshi Matsuri (festival) happens over three days in and around Osaka’s Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine. The highlight is the nagoshi harai shinji ritual which happens on the middle day. The ritual involves participants (women and children) processioning through a straw […]
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