
Tightrope Lion Dance
One of Japan’s more unusual festivals, here you can watch brave performers balance on a tightrope strung across a 10m-wide valley while wearing a heavy headdress. Held in the grounds of …
One of Japan’s more unusual festivals, here you can watch brave performers balance on a tightrope strung across a 10m-wide valley while wearing a heavy headdress. Held in the grounds of …
This year’s Kobe Festival isn’t postponed exactly. It won’t be held in 2022, but a substitute event will instead, at Meriken Park. There will be performances and a market of …
The Nada no Kenka Matsuri is a fighting festival held at Matubara Hachiman Shrine in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in October. The first day of celebrations sees seven yatai floats from seven …
In 2022, there will be a small-scale firework event with a 10-minute firework show every day for 5 consecutive days. Officially the “Kobe Port Marine Fireworks Festival”, this event …
Himeji Castle has several illumination events throughout the year. For 2022, the winter illumination event will have the title “Castle History” as 2023 will be the 30th anniversary of …
Update: For 2022, the illuminations will once again be postponed, but an alternative event will take place. See below for details. Kobe Luminarie is an annual winter light-up held in memory of …
The already beautiful and bustling streets of Kobe’s China Town will be decorated with hundreds of red lanterns until January 9. The magical surroundings are perfect for an evening stroll …
Illuminage will happen at five venues this year throughout Osaka and Kobe (and even one in Fukuoka) — that’s a lot of lights. For more of Osaka’s best winter illuminations, …