
Bungu Joshi Haku Stationery Festival in Osaka
Browse and purchase the very best of Japanese stationery. From big names to smaller, local brands.
Browse and purchase the very best of Japanese stationery. From big names to smaller, local brands.
Wander through 600 blooming plum trees, enjoy traditional tea ceremonies, and try local plum-inspired treats at the annual Expo '70 Plum Blossom Festival.
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.
Join this annual celebration of Tagata Shrine in Aichi and promote all things phallic.
Join the Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Festival in Kyoto and dive into the world of traditional sake brewing, complete with tastings, live performances, and much more.
The Seiryu-e Festival at Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto celebrates the Blue Dragon, a guardian deity thought to protect the city’s east.
A winter illumination event involving fountains, water, and lots of lights.
This is what Kyoto in early spring is all about. Witness weeping plum and camellia blossoms at the city's Jonan-gu Shrine.
See films from over a dozen different countries, at venues around Osaka (and online).
See Japan's top wrestlers have a go at it in Osaka.
Plum blossoms, ume snacks, and sweeping views. Misato’s plum season is unmissable.
An enchanting festival with a dark backstory. Witness beautiful plum blossoms and a solemn dance at the Hanezu Odori Dance Festival in Kyoto.
Sumo Minoh Expo is one of the most highly-anticipated sumo events of the year.
The first of Kyoto's annual spring geisha performances, performed by the geiko and maiko of Kamishichen.
Watch a dynamic procession featuring a massive dragon puppet at the Seiryu-e Dragon Festival in Kyoto.
To celebrate the change to spring, Kiyomizu-dera will hold a night event to brighten up the foliage.
Nagoya's biggest spring festival will be taking place on the grounds of the famous Nagoya Castle.
The Kawanishi Genji Festival celebrates a Japanese literary classic-"Tale of Genji".
Japan's premier motor racing event takes place at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture each year.